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Assumptions and Consequences of Different Conceptualizations of Personality Functioning

Personality and Mental Health, Volume 20, Issue 3, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Personality functioning (PF) is the defining criterion for personality disorder in contemporary diagnosis and a popular topic in research. However, research and dialogue on PF has been uneven and often ideologically driven, in part because semantic differences are often conflated with substantive differences in the way PF is conceptualized ...
Christopher J. Hopwood
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The meaning of the absence of the father in the development of infants [PDF]

, 1994
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.The research explores the meaning and concomitant effects of the absence of the father in the development of very young children by observing three cases of
Mazliach, Yaron
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Table‐top role‐playing games in psychodynamic group therapy

British Journal of Psychotherapy, Volume 42, Issue 3, Page 185-200, August 2026.
Abstract This article explores a psychodynamic, non‐directive approach to using Table‐Top Role‐Playing Games (TTRPGs) in group therapy. While TTRPGs have been increasingly integrated into therapeutic practices, published articles often focus on interventions designed around skill‐building or developing prosocial behaviours.
Lydie Bonnet‐Brown, Jérôme Boutinaud
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A psychoanalytic investigation of transference management in the Irish adult public mental health services [PDF]

, 2012
Mental health is a pressing issue for society with approximately 700,000 of the Irish population being affected by a mental health problem over the course of their lives.
Moore, Gerard
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What is it like to be an infant?

British Journal of Psychotherapy, Volume 42, Issue 3, Page 201-213, August 2026.
Abstract In the philosophy of mind literature, consciousness is commonly defined not in terms of its physical correlates but rather its subjective character – the ‘something that it is like to be' an organism. In this conceptual article, this formulation is applied to the study of neonate subjectivity, giving rise to the question: what is it like to be
Matthew Goldreich
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Psychedelics in Mental Health: Opportunities and Challenges

Brain and Behavior, Volume 16, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Psychedelic and substance‐assisted therapies are attracting renewed scientific, clinical, and public interest as potential interventions for mental health disorders, particularly treatment‐resistant depression, post‐traumatic stress disorder, and substance use disorders.
Lena K. L. Oestreich, Nathalie M. Rieser
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Psychoanalytic Interpretation of Blueberries by Susan Gibb [PDF]

, 2014
Blueberries (2009) by Susan Gibb, published in the ELO (Electronic Literature Organization), invites the reader to travel inside the protagonist’s mind to discover real and imaginary experiences examining notions of gender, sex, body and identity of a ...
Maya Zalbidea Paniagua
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Psychotherapy Research During the COVID‐19 Pandemic: Trends in Treatment Modalities and Digital Therapy Uptake (2019–2023)

Clinical Psychology &Psychotherapy, Volume 33, Issue 4, July/August 2026.
ABSTRACT The COVID‐19 pandemic necessitated rapid transitions to digital psychotherapy delivery formats, yet systematic quantification of these developments within psychotherapy research remains limited. This study presents an updated trend analysis of psychotherapy randomized controlled trials (RCTs) from 2019 to 2023.
Ian Sivel, Winfried Rief, Cornelia Weise
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Exploring the analytic process, the analytic third, and the emergence of meaning from a dyadic perspective

Frontiers in Psychology
Although the concept of a two-person psychology as an encompassing perspective is not new, the role of the psychoanalytic dyad, or the analytic third, within the analytic process requires further research. Do analytic dyads (or thirds) create meaning and
Anatol Eduard Reghintovschi
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Measuring the consultative stance among infant and early childhood mental health consultants

Infant Mental Health Journal: Infancy and Early Childhood, Volume 47, Issue 4, July 2026.
Abstract Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (IECMHC) is a preventative intervention that is theorized to mediate its impacts through the consultative stance, described as a consultant's “way of being” in relationship. However, limited tools are available to measure the elements of the consultative stance or the degree to which ...
Elly Miles, Kristin Klopfenstein, Allie Kallmann Wegner, Neda Senehi, Lisa Schlueter   +4 more
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