Psychodynamic Research
Controversies and critical comments on the efficacy of PDT
Several critical comments addressed the empirical status of PDT, focusing on
the „gold standard” of psychotherapy (Leichsenring & Steinert, 2017)
a critical discussion of guidelines (e.g. NICE) (Leichsenring et al., 2023)
bias in research(Leichsenring et al., 2017)
bias against psychodynamic therapy (Abbass et al., 2017)
specific issues (e.g.Heim et al., 2023; Leichsenring & Leibing, 2007; Leichsenring et al., 2019; Leichsenring, Luyten, Abbass, Rabung, et al., 2021; Leichsenring, Luyten, Abbass, & Steinert, 2021; Leichsenring et al., 2022; Leichsenring & Rabung, 2011; Leichsenring et al., 2011; Leichsenring et al., 2010, 2015; Leichsenring et al., 2016; Munder et al., 2019; Steinert & Leichsenring, 2017)
critical comments on the APA designation of empirically supported therapies(Sakaluk et al., 2019)
The WHO treatment guideline for Mental Disorders ( Leichsenring, Abbass, Fonagy, Levy, Lilliengren, Luyten, Midgley, Milrod, Steinert (in press). Lancet Psychiatry
References
Abbass, A., Luyten, P., Steinert, C., & Leichsenring, F. (2017, Sep). Bias Toward Psychodynamic Therapy: Framing the Problem and Working Toward a Solution. J Psychiatr Pract, 23(5), 361-365. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRA.0000000000000256
Heim, N., Abbass, A., Luyten, P., Rabung, S., Steinert, C., & Leichsenring, F. (2023, Jun). Contradictions, methodological flaws, and potential for misinterpretations in ranking treatments of depression. Bipolar Disorders, 25(4), 335-336. https://doi.org/10.1111/bdi.13323
Leichsenring, F., Abbass, A., Hilsenroth, M. J., Leweke, F., Luyten, P., Keefe, J. R., Midgley, N., Rabung, S., Salzer, S., & Steinert, C. (2017, Apr). Biases in research: risk factors for non-replicability in psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy research. Psychological Medicine, 47(6), 1000-1011. https://doi.org/10.1017/S003329171600324X
Leichsenring, F., & Leibing, E. (2007). Fair play, please ! - Letter to the editor. British Journal of Psychiatry, 190, 80.
Leichsenring, F., Liliengren, P., Lindqvist, K., Mechler, J., Falkenstom, F., Philips, B., Steinert, C., & Abbass, A. (2019, Jun). Inadequate Reporting of a Randomized Trial Comparing Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Psychodynamic Therapy for Depression. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 207(6), 421-422. https://doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0000000000000986
Leichsenring, F., Luyten, P., Abbass, A., Rabung, S., & Steinert, C. (2021, Feb). Treatment of depression in children and adolescents. Lancet Psychiatry, 8(2), 96-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(20)30492-2
Leichsenring, F., Luyten, P., Abbass, A., & Steinert, C. (2021, Dec). Psychodynamic therapy of depression. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 55(12), 1202-1203. https://doi.org/10.1177/00048674211031481
Leichsenring, F., Luyten, P., Abbass, A., & Steinert, C. (2022, Sep). In Reply: Psychodynamic therapy of depression. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 56(9), 1202-1204. https://doi.org/10.1177/00048674221108637
Leichsenring, F., & Rabung, S. (2011). Double standards in psychotherapy research. Psychother Psychosom, 80(1), 48-51; author reply 53-44. https://doi.org/10.1159/000315365
Leichsenring, F., Salzer, S., Hilsenroth, M., Leibing, E., Leweke, F., & Rabung , S. (2011). Treatment integrity: An unresolved issue in psychotherapy research. Curr Psych Rev, 7 313-321.
Leichsenring, F., Salzer, S., & Leibing, E. (2010, Jan). Drs. Leichsenring, Salzer, and Leibing Reply. American Journal of Psychiatry, 167(1), 104-105. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.09091264r
Leichsenring, F., Salzer, S., & Leibing, E. (2015, Apr). Response to Hofmann et al [Comment
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Leichsenring, F., & Steinert, C. (2017, Oct 10). Is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy the Gold Standard for Psychotherapy?: The Need for Plurality in Treatment and Research. JAMA, 318(14), 1323-1324. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2017.13737
Leichsenring, F., Steinert, C., & Hoyer, J. (2016). Psychotherapy Versus Pharmacotherapy of Depression: What's the Evidence? Zeitschrift fur Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, 62(2), 190-195. https://doi.org/10.13109/zptm.2016.62.2.190
Leichsenring, F., Steinert, C., Rost, F., Abbass, A., Heim, N., & Ioannidis, J. P. A. (2023, Feb). A critical assessment of NICE guidelines for treatment of depression. World Psychiatry, 22(1), 43-45. https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.21039
Munder, T., Fluckiger, C., Leichsenring, F., Abbass, A. A., Hilsenroth, M. J., Luyten, P., Rabung, S., Steinert, C., & Wampold, B. E. (2019, Jun). Is psychotherapy effective? A re-analysis of treatments for depression. Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci, 28(3), 268-274. https://doi.org/10.1017/S2045796018000355
Sakaluk, J. K., Kilshaw, R. E., Williams, A. J., & Rhyner, K. T. (2019). Evaluating the evidential value of empirically supported psychological treatments (ESTs): A meta-scientific review. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 128, 500-509. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/pzbhw
Steinert, C., & Leichsenring, F. (2017, May 13). No psychotherapy monoculture for anxiety disorders [Letter]. Lancet, 389(10082), 1882-1883. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)31206-0