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Some gestalt contributions to psychiatry.
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PMID:  20644360     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Gestalt theory and methods support significant behavioral change and personal growth, yet they have not been widely incorporated into modern psychiatric practice. Challenges to employing Gestalt principles in psychiatric practice exist, such as focus on diagnosis to guide treatment planning, key elements of psychiatric training, primacy of medication management in psychiatric practice, and financial pressures. However, the concepts of the co-created relational field in the here and now, the paradoxical theory of change, the cycle of experience, and the use of experiment are Gestalt concepts and methods that can be effectively applied in the modern practice of clinical psychiatry and psychiatric education.
Authors:
Kathleen A Clegg
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of psychiatric practice     Volume:  16     ISSN:  1538-1145     ISO Abbreviation:  J Psychiatr Pract     Publication Date:  2010 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-07-20     Completed Date:  2010-12-15     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100901141     Medline TA:  J Psychiatr Pract     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  250-2     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
Gestalt Theory*
Humans
Psychiatry / education*,  methods*

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