While millions of Americans attend therapy, the mental health field remains deeply divided among hundreds of competing treatment options. Dr. Jeffery Smith breaks down why therapy actually works across these varied schools of thought and highlights the growing push to unify the field.
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- Dr. Jeffery Smith, professor of psychiatry, New York Medical College, immediate past president, Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration, author, How Psychotherapy Works
And though each one has the same goal, the various segments reveal just how divided the field is — there’s still even debate about the basic principles of therapy. thankfully, Smith says there’s been a recent push for more unity.
Smith details the mechanisms in his book, citing three that he believes make up the foundation of how to create change. The second mechanism is ‘extinction.’ It refers to how the brain needs to work in order for change to take place.
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