Psychological Intervention

Running head : PSYCHOTHERAPY

Psychotherapy

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Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy has been defined as a primary interpersonal treatment that is based on psychological principles and involves a trained therapist and a client who has mental dis , problem , or complaint it is intended by the therapist to be remedial for the client 's dis , problem , or complaint and it is adapted or individualized for the particular client and his or her dis , problem , or complaint (Wampold , 2002 ,

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Through psychotherapy , the patient is informed about his mood

and condition , feelings , thoughts and behavior that are giving depression and dis (MayoClinic , 2008 . It has many types that can be applied depending on the mental and emotional illness or condition of the patient . Meanwhile , psychotherapy is available or resorted to by patients who had several issues about medication . In that psychotherapy be effective , it should be combined with other treatment like psychiatric medications (MayoClinic , 2008

Despite the various types of psychotherapy , the cognitive-behavioral therapy is still the recommended type that is suited and applicable in any type of illness (MayoClinic , 2008 . This is because the therapy is mainly concerns with the belief and thinking of the patient as the very cause of the illness or depression

It should be taken into consideration that the success of psychotherapy is dependent upon the therapist . Hence , in choosing a psychotherapist several factors should be considered . Notably , in psychotherapy , the patient discloses or shares his most important personal thoughts and feelings (Rosenthal ,

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