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"I Don't Want to be in Therapy Forever!"

By Steven Reidbord, M.D. on December 10, 2009 in Sacramento Street Psychiatry

Traditional therapy is open-ended. So when does it stop? Read More

Open Endedness in Therapy

Submitted by Raymond Bokenkamp on December 12, 2009 - 5:26am.

I believe that therapy is about facilitating change. Patients play an important role in the discussion with the therapist on which issues should be addressed using what specific treatment modality(s). Having a reasonable framework for therapy will help facilitate other issues to come to the fore front as well. When one specific issue is addressed than this will open up space in the patient that he or she may not have been aware about.

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Steven Reidbord, M.D., is a psychiatrist and chair of the Continuing Medical Education Committee at California Pacific Medical Center, as well as a consultant to the California State Bar.

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