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- This article briefly reviews the history and meaning of “supportive psychotherapy” (SP), its clinical and research use, and then suggests a research-tested definition of SP for general usage.
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Supportive psychotherapy is a psychotherapeutic approach that integrates various therapeutic schools such as psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral, as well as interpersonal conceptual models and techniques. The aim of supportive psychotherapy is to reduce or to relieve the intensity of manifested or presenting symptoms, distress or disability.
Jul 1, 2014 · The Wikipedia definition: “Supportive psychotherapy is a psychotherapeutic approach that integrates psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and interpersonal conceptual models and techniques” is unhelpful and wrongheaded. Some clinicians, perhaps influenced by the term “supportive,” seem to view SP as handholding by social workers, i.e ...
- John C. Markowitz
- 2014
Jul 30, 2020 · Supportive psychotherapy is generally indicated for almost all psychiatric diagnoses. As with other psychotherapies, it is not indicated for antisocial personality disorder unless the patient has another diagnosis, such as depression.
As supportive psychotherapy was negatively de-fined as not-psychoanalysis, it became an umbrella term for every form of psychotherapy other than psychoanalysis itself. All evidence-based therapies, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), technically fall under the rubric.
Mar 8, 2023 · Supportive psychotherapy is a type of therapy that primarily focuses on providing emotional support, encouragement, and validation during difficult life circumstances or...
- Traci Pedersen
Jan 17, 2020 · Supportive psychotherapy (SP) is possibly the most ubiquitously used psychotherapy but is less researched. Since the beginning, compared to other psychotherapies, it is considered as an “inferior” therapy and is referred to as “Cinderella of Psychotherapies,” which can be used in multitude of clinical scenarios and settings. It can not ...
Jul 1, 2014 · This article reviews the meaning, use, and utility of supportive psychotherapy, a widespread treatment with an undeservedly malign birthright and history.
