Am J Psychiatry 1980; 137:409-416
Copyright © 1980 by American Psychiatric Association
Recent trends in psychotherapy
J Marmor
The author briefly reviews and tentatively categorizes a number of
psychotherapeutic techniques that have emerged in recent decades,
particularly those which fall under the rubic of the human potential
movement. He asks and endeavors to answer four major questions with regard
to these therapies: 1) What is the meaning of their rise and popularity? 2)
Do they help and, if so, how? 3) Do they present any dangers? 4) What
relevance and meaning do they have for more conventional psychotherapists?
He also briefly discusses some of the cognitive therapies and the common
demoninators in all psychotherapies. The author closes with a plea for a
flexible approach to psychotherapy.
