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This chapter takes a critical look at the medical model of psychotherapy and at the struggle between this view and what is called the dynamic-relational model of psychotherapy. One could speak of an ongoing culture war in the field of psychotherapy, where some would argue that we are allocating too many resources to securing an evidence base for treatment models that we already know have more or less similar outcomes. Meanwhile, we do not devote nearly enough attention to the impact of the therapist’s personal qualities, especially his or her relational skills and stance, on the course and outcome of psychotherapy.
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Jørgensen, C.R. (2019). Medical Versus Dynamic-Relational Model of Psychotherapy. In: The Psychotherapeutic Stance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20437-2_3
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