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Commentary: Neurobiology of Psychotherapy – State of the Art and Future Directions

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Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Research

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The region of intersection between neurobiological research and psychoanalysis is fertile and growing. As every chapter in this section attests, both empirical methods and psychoanalytic theories have advanced toward a kind of interaction that would have delighted Sigmund Freud. While this area of research grows and finds its identity, perhaps the greatest challenge will be for it to define its goals. Therefore, with these chapters in mind, I propose the following unifying principles:

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  1. Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA

    Andrew J. Gerber

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  1. Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Department of Psychiatry, Parkman St., Boston, 02114, Massachusetts, USA

    Raymond A. Levy

  2. Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Department of Psychiatry, Morrimac Street 101, Boston, 02114, Massachusetts, USA

    J. Stuart Ablon

  3. and Psychoanalysis, International Psychoanalytic University, Department of Clinical Psychology, Stromstr. 3, Berlin, 10555, Germany

    Horst Kächele

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Gerber, A.J. (2012). Commentary: Neurobiology of Psychotherapy – State of the Art and Future Directions. In: Levy, R., Ablon, J., Kächele, H. (eds) Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Research. Current Clinical Psychiatry. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-792-1_10

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