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Dec 2023
52m 47s

Evidence for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Pocket Psychiatry: A Carlat Podcast
About this episode

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.


Published On: 12/25/2023

Duration: 52 minutes, 47 seconds

Mark L. Ruffalo, MSW, DPsa, Jonathan Shedler, PhD, and Geneva Valeska, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

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