Aafjes-van Doorn, K., & Prout, T. A. (2022). Changing attitudes toward evidence-based psychodynamic psychotherapy. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 39(3), 217.: "The results support the use of graduate training in evidence-based Psychodynamic Psychotherapy... in graduate psychology doctoral programs."

Abargil, M., Wiseman, H., Yonatan‐Leus, R., & Tishby, O. (2023). Changes in clients' relational patterns with parents and therapist during psychodynamic psychotherapy: Their association and relation to treatment outcome. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 79(10), 2422-2438.: "We found that clients' relational patterns with their parents correlated with relational patterns with their therapists across several time points in therapy. Then, we found significant interactions, indicating that treatment effectiveness moderates the relationship between clients' core conflict relationship intensity and treatment outcomes".

Abbass, A. A., Kisely, S. R., Town, J. M., Leichsenring, F., Driessen, E., De Maat, S., ... & Crowe, E. (2014). Short‐term psychodynamic psychotherapies for common mental disorders. Cochrane database of systematic reviews, (7).: "All outcome categories suggested significantly greater improvement in the treatment versus the control groups in the short-term and medium-term. Effect sizes increased in long-term follow-up"

Abbass, A., Luyten, P., & Leichsenring, F. (2024). Short-Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy is the First-Line Option for Depression and Treatment Resistant Depression According to Available Evidence. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. Revue Canadienne de Psychiatrie, 07067437241299487: " Short-Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and specifically Intensive Short-term Dynamic Psychotherapy should be considered as a first-line treatment option for depression in general and in particular for depression with comorbid personality disorders, anxiety disorders."

Blass, R. B. (2023). On the nature of transference interpretation and why only it can bring about analytic change. The International Journal of Psychoanalysis, 104(4), 701-721.: "The foundational transference Freudian perspective has been especially advanced through Klein's notion of phantasy".

Bastos, A. G., Guimaraes, L. S. P., & Trentini, C. M. (2015). The efficacy of long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy, fluoxetine and their combination in the outpatient treatment of depression. Psychotherapy Research, 25(5), 612-624.: "The efficacy of long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy, pharmacological treatment with fluoxetine and their combination are effective in reducing symptoms of patients with moderate depression".

Bax, O. K., Nerantzis, G., & Lee, T. (2022). Transference-focused psychotherapy as an aid to learning psychodynamic psychotherapy: qualitative analysis of UK psychiatry trainees’ views. BJPsych Bulletin, 46(1), 57-63.: "Clinical implications Trainees' experience suggests that an evidence-based operationalised approach such as TFP can be integrated into the core psychiatry curriculum as a psychodynamic psychotherapy learning method. Trainees report benefits extending to other areas of their practice."

Bozzatello, P., Morese, R., Valentini, M. C., Rocca, P., & Bellino, S. (2021). How interpersonal psychotherapy changes the brain: a study of MRI in borderline personality disorder. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 83(1), 38075.: "Interpersonal Psychotherapy appears to be effective in treating Borderline Personality Disorder symptoms and these clinical effects are reflected in functional changes observed with MRI. Brain areas that showed a modulation in their activity are TPJ and ACC"

Briggs, S., Netuveli, G., Gould, N., Gkaravella, A., Gluckman, N. S., Kangogyere, P., Farr, R., Goldblatt, M. J., & Lindner, R. (2019). The effectiveness of psychoanalytic/psychodynamic psychotherapy for reducing suicide attempts and self-harm: systematic review and meta-analysis. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 214(6), 320-328.: "Psychoanalytic and psychodynamic psychotherapies are indicated to be effective in reducing suicidal behaviour and to have short-term effectiveness in reducing self-harm. They can also be beneficial in improving psychosocial well-being".

Caselli, I., Ielmini, M., Bellini, A., Zizolfi, D., & Callegari, C. (2023). Efficacy of short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy (STPP) in depressive disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of affective disorders, 325, 169-176.: "Conclusions: The results confirm the efficacy of STPP in depressive disorders endorsing the guidelines of National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence."

Çitak, S., Avci, S. H., & Kahraman, B. B. (2021). The effectiveness of short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy in depression and anxiety disorders. Psychodynamic Practice, 27(4), 372-383.: "Short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy is a treatment modality for depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, and personality disorders. A significant improvement was observed in 94% of our patients who could not achieve adequate improvement with previous treatment interventions. During the psychotherapy process, none of the patients attempted suicide and there was a significant decrease in self-destructive behaviours."

Conley, C. S., Broner, S. E., Hareli, M., Miller, L., & Rafaeli, A. K. (2023). Interpersonal Psychotherapy for College Students (IPT-CS): Feasibility, Acceptability, and Effectiveness of Group Modality. Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 1-27.: "Reductions in depression and anxiety were clinically significant, dropping from moderate at pre-intervention to mild/no signs at post-intervention".

Di Salvo, G., Bianco, M., Teobaldi, E., Maina, G., & Rosso, G. (2022). A Psychoanalytic-Derived Brief Psychotherapeutic Approach in the Treatment of Major Depression: Monotherapy Studies. Medicina, 58(10), 1335.: "Our research underlined that STPP in monotherapy is particularly effective in moderately severe depression and in preventing depressive relapses."

Driessen, E., Hegelmaier, L. M., Abbass, A. A., Barber, J. P., Dekker, J. J. M., Van, H. L., Jansma, E. P., & Cuijpers, P. (2015). The efficacy of short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy for depression: A meta-analysis update. Clinical psychology review, 42, 1-15. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2015.07.004.: "We found clear indications that short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy is effective in the treatment of depression in adults."

Driessen, E., Fokkema, M., Dekker, J. J., Peen, J., Van, H. L., Maina, G., ... & Cuijpers, P. (2023). Which patients benefit from adding short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy to antidepressants in the treatment of depression? A systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data. Psychological medicine, 53(13), 6090-6101.: "Adding short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy (STPP) to antidepressants increases treatment efficacy".

Driessen, E., Van, H. L., Peen, J., Don, F. J., Kool, S., Westra, D., Hendriksen, M., Cuijpers, P., Twisk, J. W., & Dekker, J. J. (2015). Therapist-rated outcomes in a randomized clinical trial comparing cognitive behavioral therapy and psychodynamic therapy for major depression. Journal of Affective Disorders, 170, 112-118.: "No significant post-treatment treatment differences were found. These findings add to the evidence-base of Psychodynamic Therapy for depression".

Driessen, E., Fokkema, M., Dekker, J. J., Peen, J., Van, H. L., Maina, G., ... & Cuijpers, P. (2023). Which patients benefit from adding short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy to antidepressants in the treatment of depression? A systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data. Psychological Medicine, 53(13), 6090-6101.: "Depression severity and episode duration are factors to consider when adding Short-Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy to antidepressants and might contribute to personalizing treatment selection for depression".

Ekeblad, A., Holmqvist, R., Andersson, G., & Falkenström, F. (2023). Change in reflective functioning in interpersonal psychotherapy and cognitive behavioral therapy for major depressive disorder. Psychotherapy Research, 33(3), 342-349.: "Interpersonal Psychotherapy may improve mentalization more than Cognitive Behaviour Therapy".

Fathi, F., Vaziri, S., Pourasghar, M., & Nasri, M. (2023). Comparing the Effectiveness of Transference-Focused Psychotherapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Neuroticism and Impulsivity in Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder. Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 33(222), 120-134.: "Conclusion: Considering that these two treatment methods do not aim to reduce symptoms, our final results showed that transference-focused psychoanalysis was more effective."

Floros, G., & Mylona, I. (2023). A Psychoanalytic Approach to Internet Gaming Disorder. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(15), 6542.: "Conclusions: A psychoanalytically driven protocol can be effective in treating Internet Gaming Disorder, especially in cases with marked character pathology and low motive to engage in other treatment modalities."

Fonagy, P. (2015). The effectiveness of psychodynamic psychotherapies: An update. World Psychiatry, 14(2), 137-150.: "Psychodynamic Therapy is effective for depression, some anxiety disorders, eating disorders and somatic disorders".

Franz, M., Jenett, D., Seidler, D., Schäfer, R., Wutzler, U., Kämmerer, W., ... & Hartkamp, N. (2020). Effectiveness of inpatient psychodynamic psychotherapy of depression: Alterations to typical symptom load of depression and psychodynamic outcome measures. Psychotherapeut, 65, 390-397.: "The effectiveness of psychodynamic inpatient psychotherapy on the typical depressive symptom load seems to be associated with a long-lasting increase of structural resources of personality and might facilitate a more adaptive coping of imminent conflicts and stresses even after discharge."

Goldstone, D. (2017). Cognitive-behavioural therapy versus psychodynamic psychotherapy for the treatment of depression: a critical review of evidence and current issues. South African Journal of Psychology, 47(1), 84-96.: "A review of the literature revealed that, while cognitive-behavioural therapy and psychodynamic psychotherapy are the most effective psychotherapeutic modalities for the treatment of depression, evidence suggests that neither of these modalities is superior to the other".

Grady, J., Dean, S., Godfrey, C., Beaufoy, J., Pullen, J., Smale, S., ... & Tonge, B. (2023). The Melbourne Study of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy II: Patients' and psychotherapists' perspectives on expectations, therapeutic experience and benefits. International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies, 20(4), 573-595.: "Analysis of the narrative transcripts of 143 participant interviews revealed themes regarding patient expectations of treatment and the perceptions of both patients and psychotherapists of the long-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy experience and its benefits. Narratives thus provided evidence of the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation and Maintenance of the service."

Haliburn, J. (2011). From traumatic attachment to somatization disorder. Australasian Psychiatry, 19(5), 401-405.: "About 20% of the idiopathic, chronic, non-articular painc syndrome, has been associated with psychiatric illness in 35 – 100% of patients, in reumatology clinics... requiring long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy."

Heshmati, R., Wienicke, F. J., & Driessen, E. (2023). The effects of intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy on depressive symptoms, negative affect, and emotional repression in single treatment-resistant depression: A randomized controlled trial. Psychotherapy, 60(4), 497.: "The results support the evidence base of Intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy by showing that it can decrease depressive symptoms, emotional repression, and negative affect in treatment-resistant depression"

Hirschfeld, R., Steen, S., Dunn, E. L., Hanif, A., & Clarke, L. (2024). The effectiveness of psychodynamic therapy in an NHS psychotherapy service: outcomes for service-users with complex presentations. Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, 1-21.: "This study provides evidence of support for the place of Psychodynamic therapies within NHS mental health care, catering to those with complex and enduring mental health problems."

Kalita, L., & Chrzan-Dętkoś, M. (2017). Effectiveness of psychoanalytic psychotherapies. Psychoterapia, 4(183), 5-16.: "The body of research conducted with valid methodology, on adequate samples, with the presence of control groups and comparable groups treated with other therapeutic methods, unanimously suggests that psychoanalytic approach is as effective as any other empirically acknowledged psychotherapeutic perspective."

Karpetis, G. (2016). Identifying Effective Therapeutic Mechanisms in Psychodynamic Parent Work. Smith College Studies in Social Work, 86(2), 118-135.: "The mechanisms identified are practitioner-researcher’s intervention narratives within a theoretically informed framework shaped by the psychodynamic understanding of the causes and treatment for the child separation anxiety disorder. The study evaluates the process and the effectiveness of the practitioner-researcher’s treatment throughout the analysis of 11 sessions with the parents".

Kim, Y. K. (2024). Recent Advances and Challenges in the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder. Springer.: "Psychodynamic psychotherapy (PDT) offers opportunities for novel, effective approaches to depression. Psychodynamic approaches have a value in work with the treatment-resistant patient both in providing a person-centered, biopsychosocial perspective that avoids reductionism and includes awareness of the complex effects of the treatment relationship..." 

King, R., Schweitzer, R., Giacomantonio, G. & Keogh, T. (2010). Psychodynamic psychotherapy: The evidence is in. The Bulletin of the Australian Psychological Society, April 2, Download here.: "It is time for those universities that have not already done so to move beyond the convenient but intellectually dishonest position that CBT (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy) is the only evidence-based psychotherapy. Undergraduate students should be taught the principles and evidence base for psychodynamic therapy, postgraduate psychology students should have opportunities for training in psychodynamic psychotherapy, and such training should be supplied by psychologists with genuine interest and expertise in the area. Second, we think that the Australian Psychological Society should encourage the Government to revisit the specified psychological treatments for Medicare rebate."

Koeser, L., Rost, F., Gabrio, A., Booker, T., Taylor, D., Fonagy, P., Goldberg, D., Knapp, M., & McCrone, P. (2023). Cost-effectiveness of long-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy for treatment-resistant depression: RCT evidence from the Tavistock Adult Depression Study (TADS). Journal of Affective Disorders, 335, 313-321.: "Treatment-resistant depression (TRD) accounts for a large fraction of the burden of depression. The Tavistock Adult Depression Study found evidence for the effectiveness of long-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy plus treatment as usual (TAU), versus TAU alone, for TRD. Even after a 2-year follow-up, moderate effect sizes were sustained".

Korner A. Psychodynamic practice in psychiatry. Australasian Psychiatry (2023), 31(6):755-757. doi:10.1177/10398562231211108.: "Effective psychiatric practice requires a working understanding of psychodynamic principles. Effective management planning is underpinned by psychodynamic formulation".

Krohner, S., Town, J., Cannoy, C. N., Schubiner, H., Rapport, L. J., Grekin, E., & Lumley, M. A. (2024). Emotion-Focused Psychodynamic Interview for People with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain and Childhood Adversity: A Randomized Controlled Trial. The Journal of Pain, 25(1), 39-52.: "This study found that, compared to waitlist control, a 90-minute, remotely-administered, emotion-focused, psychodynamic interview improved pain interference, and anxiety among adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain and childhood adversity. Intensive emotional work can be done in a single session to the benefit of patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain."

Lampe, A., Riedl, D., Kampling, H., Nolte, T., Kirchhoff, C., Grote, V., ... & Kruse, J. (2024). Improvements of complex post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms during a multimodal psychodynamic inpatient rehabilitation treatment–results of an observational single-centre pilot study. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 15(1), 2333221.: "In our study, patients reported a significant reduction of CPTSD symptoms and comorbid symptoms during a multimodal psychodynamic inpatient rehabilitation treatment".

Lazar, S. G. (2021). The cost-effectiveness of psychodynamic therapy: the obstacles, the law, and a landmark lawsuit. Psychoanalytic Inquiry, 41(8), 624-637.: "Research finds psychodynamic therapies to be highly cost-effective, equal to other efficacious therapies in improving symptoms, and also superior in improving maladaptive interpersonal relationship patterns, a high-risk factor for mortality."

Leibovich, L., & Zilcha-Mano, S. (2017). Integration and clinical demonstration of active ingredients of short-term psychodynamic therapy for depression. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 27(1), 93.: "Psychodynamic therapy for depression has received considerable empirical support in recent years, and can presently be designated as efficacious".

Leichsenring, F., Abbass, A., Heim, N., Keefe, J. R., Kisely, S., Luyten, P., ... & Steinert, C. (2023). The status of psychodynamic psychotherapy as an empirically supported treatment for common mental disorders–an umbrella review based on updated criteria. World Psychiatry, 22(2), 286-304. : "Effective psychiatric practice requires a working understanding of psychodynamic principles. Effective management planning is underpinned by psychodynamic formulation".

Leichsenring, F., & Klein, S. (2014). Evidence for psychodynamic psychotherapy in specific mental disorders: a systematic review. Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, 28(1), 4-32.: "There is evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that psychodynamic therapy is efficacious in common mental disorders, including depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, somatoform disorders, personality disorders, eating disorders, complicated grief, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and substance-related disorders". 

Levendosky, A. A., Turchan, J. E., Luo, X., & Good, E. (2023). A re‐introduction of the psychodynamic approach to the standard clinical psychology curriculum. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 79(10), 2439-2451."Results/Conclusions: Based on the review of the evidence, we make specific recommendations for clinical psychology training programs about how to include a psychodynamic approach in the curriculum."

Levy, K. N., Draijer, N., Kivity, Y., Yeomans, F. E., & Rosenstein, L. K. (2019). Transference-focused psychotherapy (TFP). Current treatment options in psychiatry, 6, 312-324.: "Although TFP manuals were first developed specifically for treating borderline personality disorder, recent research suggests that TFP has broader relevance for personality pathology more generally."

Levy, K. N., & Spina, D. S. (2025). Transference-focused psychotherapy for treatment-resistant depression and comorbid personality disorders. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 42(1), 9.: "In this article, we illustrate the value of transference-focused psychotherapy, an evidence-based approach for treatment of personality disorders, in addressing treatment-resistant depression when there is a comorbid personality disorder."

Li, S., Lu, Y., & Wu, J. (2023). Sandplay Therapy as a Complementary Treatment for Children with ADHD: A Scoping Review. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 44(9), 911-917.: "This review aims to evaluate the existing evidence for Sandplay therapy, a nonverbal psychodynamic approach, as a complementary treatment for children with ADHD. Ten studies suggest Sandplay therapy improves ADHD symptoms, such as hyperactivity, impulsivity, and inattention, through symbolic expression, play, and mindfulness."

Malhi, G. S., Bell, E., Bassett, D., Boyce, P., Hazell, P., Hopwood, M., ... & Murray, G. (2023). Positioning of psychodynamic psychotherapy in the treatment of depression: A comparison of the RANZCP 2020 and NICE 2022 guidelines. Australasian Psychiatry, 31(3), 322-325.: "Conclusions: Both guidelines recommend psychological interventions first-line. However, only short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy (STPP) is recommended, and in the NG222 it is ranked last for less severe depression and 7th for more severe depression. In contrast, cognitive behavioural therapy and behavioural activation are deemed the more clinically effective and cost-effective psychological therapies. And antidepressants play a significant role – largely in more severe depression."

Markowitz, J. C., Wright, J. H., Peeters, F., Thase, M. E., Kocsis, J. H., & Sudak, D. M. (2022). The neglected role of psychotherapy for treatment-resistant depression. American Journal of Psychiatry, 179(2), 90-93.: "Combining or sequencing antidepressant psychotherapy with pharmacotherapy increases treatment acceptability, enhances medication adherence, and exploits treatment synergies. For advanced level treatment-resistant depression (TRD), psychotherapy can enhance transcranial magnetic stimulation response and reduce post-ECT relapse risk. Recent TRD protocols build supportive psychotherapy [this is based on psychodynamic principles] into most psilocybin trials. Experts recommend combined treatment for TRD".

Maroti, D., Dehdari, B., & von Below, C. (2023). Functional somatic symptoms-short-term psychodynamic therapy can be helpful. Lakartidningen, 120, 23073-23073.: "Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a relatively common treatment intervention and helps many patients, but not all. Short-term psychodynamic therapy has recently been evaluated in several meta-analysis and have been found to be clearly effective. A major focus of short-term psychodynamic therapy is on emotional processing of stressful or traumatic life events. At present, these psychodynamic short-term therapies are not offered in regular care, despite the solid research support that exists. Short-term psychodynamic therapy should be considered a complement to the range of treatments that already exist for patients with functional somatic symptoms."

Melsom, L., Ulvenes, P. G., Solbakken, O. A., Curran, P. J., & Wampold, B. E. (2022). Emotional clarity and tolerance of emotional distress as mechanisms of change in short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy for chronic depression. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 90(4), 289.: "The results indicate that emotional clarity and tolerance of emotional distress may be mechanisms of change in short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy for chronic depression. The results are consistent with previous findings of the importance of emotional clarity and tolerance of emotional distress in psychotherapy".

Milo, F., Imondi, C., D’Amore, C., Angelino, G., Knafelz, D., Bracci, F., ... & Tabarini, P. (2024). Short-term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy in Addition to Standard Medical Therapy Increases Clinical Remission in Adolescents and Young Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: a Randomised Controlled Trial. Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, 18(2), 256-263.: "An 8-week short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy intervention in addition to standard medical therapy effectively increases the steroid-free remission rates in adolescents and young adults with quiescent Inflammatory bowel diseases."

Milrod, B., et al (2007).  A randomized controlled clinical trial of psychoanalytic psychotherapy for panic disorder.  American Journal of Psychiatry, 164, 265-272.: "The participants who received psychodynamic treatment showed a significantly greater reduction of panic symptoms than those receiving relaxation training, as well as greater improvement in psychosocial functioning".

Mineo, R., El Rakhawy, M., Rakhawy, M. Y., Deif, R. M., Youssef, E. A., Ali, S. O., & Ndungu, F. (2023). Mental Health Professionals’ Tendencies towards Seeking Personal Therapy. Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, 3, 94-10.: "To conclude, personal therapy has a positive impact on therapists’ well-being and their practice. In their professional and personal development, it makes them excel in core and advanced skills and build appropriate relationships with their clients, which is required for effective practice."

Moukaddam, N., Hashmi, A. M., & Nguyen, P. (2016). Use of psychotherapy in treatment-resistant depression. Psychiatric Annals, 46(4), 230-235.: "Results suggest that the benefits of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy may be recognized more quickly than short-term psychodynamic therapies; however, they may not continue to provide symptom relief after treatment like they do with psychodynamic therapies. As for longer-term psychodynamic treatments, results suggest that they not only decrease depressive symptoms in TRD, they may also improve social and personal functioning. The aim of psychoanalytic interventions is helping patients to gradually internalize and improve their psychologic capacity to handle stressors, personal experiences, feelings, and relationships."

Muscat, S. A., Hartelius, G., Crouch, C. R., & Morin, K. W. (2022). Optimized clinical strategies for treatment-resistant depression: integrating ketamine protocols with trauma-and attachment-informed psychotherapy. Psych, 4(1), 119-141.: "A prior history of developmental trauma and attachment injuries are known primary factors in the etiology of treatment resistance in depression and other mental disorders. Thus, the adjunct of targeted psychotherapy attuned to trauma and attachment injuries may enhance and prolong ketamine efficacy and provide an opportunity for lasting therapeutic change. Psychotherapy engagement during repeated ketamine sessions for patient safety and integration of altered states, paired with separate individualized psychotherapy-only sessions timed 24–48 h post ketamine induction, takes advantage of peak ketamine-induced dendritic spine growth in the prefrontal cortex and limbic system, and normalized network connectivity across brain structures."

Ngai, F. W., & Gao, L. L. (2022). Effect of couple-based interpersonal psychotherapy on postpartum depressive symptoms: A randomised controlled trial. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 78, 103274.: "The benefits of the couple-based Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) in this study highlights the importance of incorporating IPT into perinatal services to promote perinatal mental health for both partners." 

Nilsson, T., Svensson, M., Falkenström, F., Perrin, S., Johansson, H., Viborg, G., & Sandell, R. (2024). Effects of panic-specific cognitive behavioural and psychodynamic psychotherapies on work ability in a doubly randomised clinical trial. Psychotherapy Research, 34(2), 137-149.: "Two brief panic specific psychotherapies, one cognitive behavioural and one psychodynamic, produced short and long-term increases in work ability."

Özyıldırım, İ., Baykara, S., Erteki, B. A., Oğlagu, Z., Gürsel, B., Akyıl, D., ... & Yıldız, B. (2023). The effectiveness of psychoanalytic psychotherapy in individuals diagnosed with PTSD due to torture and severe human right violations. Torture Journal, 33(1), 41-53.: "As the number of sessions increased, the final CGI-I scores of the patients improved significantly (p <.001) towards recovery. 75.4% of the patients benefited from the treatment in general according to their final CGI-I score." 

Parks, K., Wojcik, K. D., & Blassingame III, J. C. (2024). Psychotherapy and Treatment-Resistant Depression. Psychiatric Annals, 54(6), e182-e185.: "There is compelling evidence that suggests Interpersonal Therapy is an effective treatment for depression, whether used alone or in conjunction with medication. This therapy operates on the idea that addressing these interpersonal issues can alleviate depressive symptoms."

Riva Crugnola, C., Preti, E., Bottini, M., Rosaria Fontana, M., Sarno, I., Ierardi, E., & Madeddu, F. (2020). Effectiveness of a university counseling intervention based on a psychodynamic approach. Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, 84(4), 373-398.: "Brief psychodynamic counseling intervention was associated with a reduction of psychological distress and an increase in life satisfaction."

Rogan, T., & Wilkinson, S. T. (2023). The role of psychotherapy in the management of treatment-resistant depression. Psychiatric Clinics, 46(2), 349-358.: "Meta-analyses of randomized trials show that psychotherapy has a positive therapeutic benefit in Treatment Resistant Depression." 

Seiffge-Krenke, I., & Volz, M. (2024). Effectiveness of psychodynamic treatment: Comparing trajectories of internalizing and externalizing psychopathology of adolescents in treatment, healthy and physically ill adolescents. Development and Psychopathology, 36(1), 478-493.: "Results established the effectiveness of psychodynamic treatment for adolescents both with externalizing and internalizing symptoms in comparison with growth and change in nonclinical samples."

Sekechi, M., & Chiesa, M. (2022). From hopelessness and despair to hope and recovery: psychoanalytic psychotherapy as effective agent of change in the treatment of a psychiatric patient. British Journal of Psychotherapy, 38(3), 483-499.: "The positive outcome confirms that long-term psychoanalytically oriented therapy is an effective approach for the treatment of subjects presenting with severe emotional difficulties."

Shedler, J. (2010). The efficacy of psychodynamic psychotherapy. American Psychologist, 65(2), 98.: "The available evidence indicates that effect sizes for psychodynamic therapies are as large as those reported for other treatments that have been actively promoted as “empirically supported” and “evidence-based.” It indicates that the (often unacknowledged) “active ingredients” of other therapies include techniques and processes that have long been core, centrally defining features of psychodynamic treatment. Finally, the evidence indicates that the benefits of psychodynamic treatment are lasting and not just transitory and appear to extend well beyond symptom remission."

Shefler, G., Abargil, M., Yonatan-Leus, R., Finkenberg, R., & Amir, I. (2023). Empirical examination of long-term and intensive psychodynamic psychotherapy for severely disturbed patients. Psychotherapy Research, 1-16.: "Conclusion: These findings support the hypothesis that psychodynamic psychotherapy is clinically effective and economically efficient for severely impaired patients."

Shepherd, C., & Beail, N. (2017). A systematic review of the effectiveness of psychoanalysis, psychoanalytic and psychodynamic psychotherapy with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities: Progress and challenges. Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, 31(1), 94-117.: "Positive outcomes have been indicated for psychoanalytic and psychodynamic psychotherapy with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities."

Smith, M. M., & Hewitt, P. L. (2024). The equivalence of psychodynamic therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy for depressive disorders in adults: A meta‐analytic review. Journal of Clinical Psychology.: "The efficacy of manualized Psychodynamic Therapy is equal to manualized Cognitive Behaviour Therapy immediately at posttreatment for depressive disorders in the adult general population."

Stevenson, J., Haliburn, J., & Halovic, S. (2016). Trauma, personality disorders and chronic depression–the role of the conversational model of psychodynamic psychotherapy in treatment resistant depression. Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, 30(1), 23-41.: "Preliminary data describing the interim treatment outcome of 44 patients referred with treatment-resistant depression (TRD), comorbid personality disorders and histories of early childhood trauma using the Conversational Model (CM) of psychodynamic psychotherapy... Significant improvement in symptoms, self-esteem, functioning and suicidality was noted after 12 months. Conclusion: Patients responded with symptomatic and functional improvement to twice weekly CM therapy."

Sufrate‐Sorzano, T., Santolalla‐Arnedo, I., Garrote‐Cámara, M. E., Angulo‐Nalda, B., Cotelo‐Sáenz, R., Pastells‐Peiró, R., ... & Molina‐Luque, F. (2023). Interventions of choice for the prevention and treatment of suicidal behaviours: An umbrella review. Nursing open, 10(8), 4959-4970.: "Among the interventions that stand out the most are the promotion of providing coping tools, work based on thought and behaviour, and behavioural, psychoanalytic and psychodynamic therapies for the management of emotions."

Swartz, H. A., Bylsma, L. M., Fournier, J. C., Girard, J. M., Spotts, C., Cohn, J. F., & Morency, L. P. (2023). Randomized trial of brief interpersonal psychotherapy and cognitive behavioral therapy for depression delivered both in-person and by telehealth. Journal of Affective Disorders, 333, 543-552.: "This study provides preliminary evidence supporting the efficacy of both brief Interpersonal Psychotherapy and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, delivered by either Telehealth or In person, for depression. It showed that working alliance is preserved in TH, and delivery via TH may improve therapy adherence."

Tamez, A. (2017). The effectiveness of psychoanalysis in a case study using multi‐perspective methodology: Conflict in choosing a partner due to transgenerational mandate. The International Journal of Psychoanalysis, 98(4), 1193-1224.: "The study concludes that the psychoanalysis was effective in assisting with the patient's character disorder and partner selection, mainly because of the therapeutic alliance, the analysis of transference and character, and the patient's increased capacity for mentalization as a result of the interpretation of the TGMs."

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (2019). Faculty of Psychotherapy (Victoria). Submission to the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System. Download the document here.: "The perception that psychodynamic and psychoanalytic approaches lack empirical support does not accord with available scientific evidence. Psychodynamic psychotherapy benefits individuals who present with depression, eating disorders, panic, somatoform disorders, substance-related (alcohol and other drug) disorders, personality disorders (including Borderline and Narcissistic) and some forms of anxiety (Fonagy, 2015; Shedler, 2010; Leichsenring, 2005; Milrod et al., 2007). Psychodynamic psychotherapies have demonstrable efficacy for a variety of high and low prevalence disorders as well as benefiting symptoms such as suicidality."

Town, J. M., Abbass, A., Stride, C., & Bernier, D. (2017). A randomised controlled trial of Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy for treatment resistant depression: the Halifax Depression Study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 214, 15-25.: "Time-limited Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy appears an effective treatment option for treatment resistant depression, showing large advantages over routine treatment delivered by secondary care services."

Town, J. M., Abbass, A., & Campbell, S. (2024). Halifax somatic symptom disorder trial: A pilot randomized controlled trial of intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy in the emergency department. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 187, 111889.: "Change over time on somatic symptoms was significantly greater in the Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) group... Observed differences in symptoms of depression and illness anxiety were also large, favoring ISTDP, and effects were maintained at follow-up. Patients receiving ISTDP had reduced Emergency Department service utilization at 2-year follow-up."

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