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Memory reconsolidation, repeating, and working through: Science and culture in psychotherapeutic research and practice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 June 2015

Charles Levin*
Affiliation:
Canadian Institute of Psychoanalysis, Montréal, Québec H3S 2C1, Canada. charleslevin@videotron.ca

Abstract

Hypothesizing that an effective common feature in divergent forms of psychotherapy is a process of memory reconsolidation integrating new emotional experiences, Lane et al. usefully shift the focus away from established and/or specialized techniques to deeper questions about the underlying principles of psychotherapeutic change. More research attention to cultural factors influencing the definition and treatment of psychopathology is also needed.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015 

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