What Can It Help With?
Psychoanalytic psychotherapy can be used in a wide variety
of conditions in which people have emotional or
relationship difficulties and is not aimed at specific
disorders. The wish for self-understanding, the willingness
to tolerate uncertainty, and the readiness to consider
another point of view, are some of the necessary
ingredients.
People benefiting from this form of therapy often have
difficulties in relationships or in handling the pressures
of everyday living. Some people also have disorders such as
depression, eating disorders, and psychotic conditions or
are struggling with self-harm. Many have additionally been
affected by psychological, physical or sexual abuse.
There is evidence that psychoanalytic psychotherapy is
effective in the treatment of depression, anxiety
disorders, eating disorders and particularly in the
treatment of borderline personality disorders.
