"What makes them defense [mechanisms] is not that they protect you from pain—they don't, clearly. They suck at doing this, look around. The purpose of defense mechanisms is to stop you from changing." ...

Objectives:The aim of this clinical trial was to explore whether psychodynamic-interactional therapy leads to a better outcome in the treatment of somatoform pain disorders when combined with body ...

It has long been held that one of the ways psychodynamic therapy works is through the therapeutic relationship. What exactly is curative about the relationship has been a topic of considerable ...

Treatments for obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) include various types of talk therapy. For some people, medications may also help lower symptoms. Research on OCPD medications has been ...