Considerations for psychotherapy

Ringrose, Jo L.

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“…We found a few important exceptions to this silence on love in the systemic literature. For example, we find strong echoes in the work of Ringrose (2014), Stern (2004), Seikkula and Trimble (2005), and especially in Snyder (2000). Ringrose (2014) points to the consistency of the therapist's warmth, love and care as the critical ingredients that enable clients to form strong enough therapeutic bonds to challenge their unhelpful assumptions about self, others and relationships.…”

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“…For example, we find strong echoes in the work of Ringrose (2014), Stern (2004), Seikkula and Trimble (2005), and especially in Snyder (2000). Ringrose (2014) points to the consistency of the therapist's warmth, love and care as the critical ingredients that enable clients to form strong enough therapeutic bonds to challenge their unhelpful assumptions about self, others and relationships. Such perspective on the 'consistency' of love's expression in therapy across time can be contrasted with that found in Stern (2004) who sees therapeutic love appearing in 'now moments' where the hearts and minds of therapist and client are working together and no words may need to be spoken, when they gaze at each other in a felt and mutual understanding and feelings of love and warmth flow between them.…”

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What’s love got to do with it? A systemic view of agape

Sheehan,

Vetere

2023

Human Systems: Therapy, Culture and Attachments

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In this article, we explore what love feels like in systemic therapy, for us, as practitioners. The idea for writing this article as a personal set of reflections was born in our walking to work relationship. We both have the same part time visiting position in a systemic training programme in a Norwegian University. We leave our hotel at 8a.m. to walk up the hill, talking about training, supervision and therapy as we go along. Increasingly our attention turned to the experience of love in therapy – to what it looked like, to what it felt like, to what it meant, and to the inevitable challenges, risks and benefits of naming love in the therapy process. We soon discovered there was a relative silence on this topic in the systemic literature, and we wondered why. We open this article with a series of further reflections and questions to each other, following our first publication on therapeutic love as agape (Sheehan and Vetere, 2023). We identify agape as the best characterisation of the kind of love emergent in therapeutic relationships and conclude this article with a brief look at the existing systemic literature on the topic. In turn, we invite you, the reader, if you will, to respond.

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What’s love got to do with it? A systemic view of agape

Sheehan,

Vetere

2023

Human Systems: Therapy, Culture and Attachments

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“…In treating patients with dissociative identity disorder, there are reports of success with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, fluoxetine, risperidone and quetiapine [10]. Additional studies also found out clonidine, anticonvulsants, and benzodiazepines could also treat dissociative disorders by reducing intrusive symptoms, anxiety and mood instability [14]. Also, other possible suggestions for pharmacological intervention for dissociative identity disorder include the use of prazosin to reduce nightmares, carbamazepine to reduce aggression, and naltrexone to reduce self-injurious behaviors.…”

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“…The therapist often prescribed antidepressant and anxiolytic medications to help the patient reduce the symptoms. However, there is no medication that only targets dissociative identity disorder [14]. Secondly, side effects should also be taken into consideration.…”

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An In-Depth Comparative Analysis of Psychotherapy and Pharmacotherapy for Dissociative Identity Disorder

Han

2023

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Dissociative identity disorder is a complex disorder, and the symptoms include inconsistency in memory and personality identifications. It often co-occurs with other disorders, such as anxiety, depression and amnesia. To treat this disorder, two methods are being adopted: psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy. By comparing the past research and case studies, psychotherapy offered benefits such as reducing the risk of relapse and equipping patients with coping strategies. However, the challenges include long-term follow-up, patient motivation, and a relatively high dropout rate. Pharmacotherapy has demonstrated efficacy in treating dissociative identity disorder through medication. Nevertheless, the complexity of the disorder hinders the availability of precisely tailored medication. Moreover, potential side effects must be considered. A combination of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy emerges as a promising avenue for more effective treatment by addressing both psychological and biological aspects of the disorder. Furthermore, it allows for personalized treatment plans, catering to individual needs and symptoms. Looking ahead, therapists should be more sensitive and empathetic toward the patients and exercise caution when delving into trauma histories. Therapists should also consider the adoption of a multidisciplinary approach to improve the lives of those affected by this complex disorder.

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Considerations for psychotherapy

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What’s love got to do with it? A systemic view of agape

What’s love got to do with it? A systemic view of agape

An In-Depth Comparative Analysis of Psychotherapy and Pharmacotherapy for Dissociative Identity Disorder

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