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. 2021 Dec;55(12):1202-1203.
doi: 10.1177/00048674211031481. Epub 2021 Jul 9.

Psychodynamic therapy of depression

Falk Leichsenring  1   2 , Patrick Luyten  3   4 , Allan Abbass  5   6 , Christiane Steinert  1   7
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Psychodynamic therapy of depression

Falk Leichsenring et al. Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2021 Dec.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared the following potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: FL, AA, CS and PL have been involved in the development, evaluation and dissemination of psychodynamic treatments.

Comment in

  • What works for whom when treating major depression with psychotherapy?
    Murray G, Bell E, Bassett D, Boyce P, Bryant R, Hazell P, Hopwood M, Lyndon B, Mulder R, Porter R, Singh AB, Malhi GS. Murray G, et al. Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2022 Sep;56(9):1200-1202. doi: 10.1177/00048674221100425. Epub 2022 May 24. Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2022. PMID: 35608123 No abstract available.
  • In Reply: Psychodynamic therapy of depression.
    Leichsenring F, Luyten P, Abbass A, Steinert C. Leichsenring F, et al. Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2022 Sep;56(9):1202-1204. doi: 10.1177/00048674221108637. Epub 2022 Jul 2. Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2022. PMID: 35786011 No abstract available.

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