Who practices psychodynamic therapy?
Psychodynamics is only practiced by psychologists and psychiatrists – but used by psychiatrists far more commonly. Most of the time practitioners using this approach have undergone additional study specialising in psychodynamic techniques. How effective is it? There is very little research into the effectiveness of the psychodynamic approach in the treatment of eating disorders. There is a body of literature and general consensus amongst mental health professionals however, that psychodynamics is effective in some cases. It is generally accepted however that some of the other approaches are more efficient and effective. How common is it? Although the principles of psychodynamic practices underlie almost all types of therapy and therapeutic intervention, psychodynamics is not commonly practiced today in its most pure form. Similarly, it is not generally used for the treatment of eating issues due to the nature (severity/potential fatalness) of the illness, and the longevity of psychodyn
