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The Bridge Between Positive Psychotherapy and Object Relations Theory: A Comparative Typology of Development

open access: yesThe Global Psychotherapist
The article proposes an integrative framework between Positive Psychotherapy (PPT) and a spectrum of object relations theories (ORT) – from M. Klein and R. Fairbairn to D. Winnicott, M. Balint, H. Guntrip, and O.
Mariia Tyshchenko
doaj   +1 more source

Self‐disgust and the body as a target in self‐harm and suicidal behavior: A narrative review

open access: yesPsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences Reports, Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2026.
Abstract Self‐harm and suicidal behavior are commonly framed as failures of emotion regulation, yet the emotions that make the body the target of harm remain under‐specified. This narrative review synthesizes evidence on self‐disgust as a candidate mechanism in non‐suicidal self‐injury (NSSI) and in suicidal ideation and behavior.
Dorin Jelaga, Mihaela Belous
wiley   +1 more source

Deriving Psychodynamics Among Consumers Through Social Media

open access: yes, 2018
Despite an increasing interest in understanding consumer behaviour through social media, there is paucity of research concerning psychodynamics among consumers derived by online social networks in emerging economies.
Natasha Patricia Bojorges Moctezuma
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Mechanisms Matter: A Demonstration of the Importance of Mechanistic Analysis for Evidence Synthesis Using Two Case Studies

open access: yesJournal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, Volume 32, Issue 8, December 2026.
ABSTRACT Rationale Despite a growing recognition of the importance of mechanisms, driven largely by the EBM+ movement, there appears to be little understanding of how to include mechanistic analysis in evidence synthesis. Aims and Objectives To demonstrate the importance of mechanistic analysis for the appraisal of study quality and evidence review ...
Sahanika Ratnayake
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring metacognitive function in patients with opioid use disorder: A pilot study

open access: yesPsychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, Volume 99, Issue 4, Page 1400-1415, December 2026.
Abstract Objectives Despite recognised cognitive deficits related to substance use, as well as high mortality and treatment attrition rates, metacognition has never been studied in patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) undergoing opioid maintenance treatment (OMT).
John Hanson Högberg   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seeking help, doing gender: Gender differences in facilitators of psychotherapy use—A qualitative study

open access: yesPsychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, Volume 99, Issue 4, Page 1377-1399, December 2026.
Abstract Objectives This study examines how individuals “do gender” in their help‐seeking for psychotherapy, focusing on the facilitators that support entry into treatment and the ways these are articulated by women and men. Design A qualitative study design was adopted, guided by the theoretical framework of doing gender and complemented by a mixed ...
Yvonne Schaffler   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Experiences of accessing psychological therapies for self‐harm: A qualitative study of stakeholders' perspectives

open access: yesPsychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, Volume 99, Issue 4, Page 1457-1478, December 2026.
Abstract Objectives While rates of self‐harm are rising in the United Kingdom, people who self‐harm can often struggle to access appropriate treatment. This study sought to explore adult stakeholders’ perspectives and experiences of the barriers to, and facilitators of, accessing support for self‐harm and also how services could be better tailored to ...
Tara Chauhan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Systems Psychodynamics:The Formative Years of an Interdisciplinary Field at the Tavistock Institute

open access: yes, 2004
Systems psychodynamics is an interdisciplinary field amalgamating a triad of influences-the practice of psychoanalysis, the theories and methods of the field of group relations, and the task and boundary awareness of open systems perspectives.
Fraher, Amy, Fraher, Amy L.
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Therapeutic Processes in Virtual Reality‐Based Avatar Therapy for Treatment‐Resistant Major Depressive Disorder: A Qualitative Analysis of Patients' Experiences

open access: yesClinical Psychology &Psychotherapy, Volume 33, Issue 6, November/December 2026.
ABSTRACT The therapeutic benefits of virtual reality‐based avatar therapy (VRT) compared with conventional psychotherapies remain unknown in individuals with treatment‐resistant major depressive disorder (TRD). Accordingly, this study aimed to explore patients' lived experience of VRT to identify perceived therapeutic processes and benefits, better ...
Sabrina Giguère   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

AGI Psychodynamics

open access: yes
AGI Psychodynamics is a practical research program to study agent behavior once systems can write to a trace and condition on it—i.e., when they function as observers in closed loops.
Chung Leung Danny Yeung
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