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2024 Evidence for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (for Social Workers)

April 10, 2024

Mark L. Ruffalo, MSW, DPsa, Jonathan Shedler, PhD, and Geneva Valeska

This course covers the diagnosis and treatment of personality disorders. Personality disorders represent a complex and often misunderstood category within the field of mental health. These conditions, characterized by enduring patterns of cognition, emotion, and behavior, can significantly impact an individual's life, relationships, and overall well-being. Understanding personality disorders is crucial for mental health professionals.

2024 Diagnosis and Treatment of Personality Disorders (For Social Workers)

April 10, 2024

Mark L. Ruffalo, MSW, DPsa, Frank Yeomans, MD, PhD, Dan H. Buie, MD, and Marcia Zuckerman, MD

This course covers the diagnosis and treatment of personality disorders. Personality disorders represent a complex and often misunderstood category within the field of mental health. These conditions, characterized by enduring patterns of cognition, emotion, and behavior, can significantly impact an individual's life, relationships, and overall well-being. Understanding personality disorders is crucial for mental health professionals.

Evidence for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

December 25, 2023

Mark L. Ruffalo, MSW, DPsa, Jonathan Shedler PhD, and Geneva Valeska

In today’s podcast, we explore background knowledge, experiences, and misconceptions surrounding psychodynamic therapy and discuss how we define evidence for it with our guest, Dr. Jonathan Shedler.

CLINICAL UPDATE

Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder: A Closer Look at Psychodynamic Approaches

September 28, 2023

Mark L. Ruffalo, MSW, DPsa

Mark L. Ruffalo, MSW, DPsa
Editor in Chief, The Carlat Psychotherapy Report. Psychotherapist in private practice in Tampa, Florida. Instructor of Psychiatry at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine and Adjunct Instructor of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine.

Dr. Ruffalo has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Psychodynamic psychotherapy, including transference-focused psychotherapy, offers a valuable approach to understanding and treating borderline personality disorder, backed by strong evidence, making it a significant treatment option.

CLINICAL UPDATE

The Psychodynamics of Psychopharmacology: Reimagining the “Med Check”

September 12, 2023

Ronald Pies, M.D.

Ronald W. Pies, MD. Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Lecturer on Bioethics and Humanities, SUNY Upstate Medical University; Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine; and Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of Psychiatric Times.

Dr. Pies has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

The role of unconscious psychodynamic factors, the therapeutic alliance, and the transitional object in shaping medication adherence and treatment outcomes.

Throwback Thursday: A Scandalous History of Anxiety

August 31, 2023

Kellie Newsome, PMHNP and Chris Aiken, MD

What is generalized anxiety disorder? Is it an anxious temperament or is it a symptom of another mental illness such as depression? Or is it a valid disorder on its own caused by a buildup of sexual tension?