Depressive Personality Styles: an In-Depth Discussion

Depressive Personality Styles: an In-Depth Discussion

Kathryn Levison, BA

One of the most widely studied personality styles, no discourse on a depressive personality’s approach to coping with life can be all-inclusive. Even author and psychoanalyst Nancy McWilliams wrote twice as much on depression as all the other chapters in her reference text, Psychoanalytic diagnosis. Therefore, while this writing is packed with information, the data on depression can be daunting. Still, Kathryn Levison strives to present the most apropos data along with plenty of resources and references for further exploration of depression and depressive personalities.

The Efficacy of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: An Overview of Dr. Jonathan Shedler’s Recent Research

The Efficacy of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: An Overview of Dr. Jonathan Shedler’s Recent Research

Danielle Trudeau, MA

What does psychodynamic therapy look like? How do we know it works? A leading psychoanalyst named Dr. Jonathan Shedler published an article in 2010 intended to demonstrate that psychodynamic therapy provably offers profound, permanent self-understanding and emotional relief.