23. Problem-Focused Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Release date: April 7th, 2023

Dr. Laura Roberts is joined by Fredric N. Busch, M.D. -a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst in New York City specializing in Depression, Panic and other Anxiety Disorders, and Bipolar Disorder- to discuss his new book: Problem-Focused Psychodynamic Psychotherapy published by American Psychiatric Publishing. Amongst the topics they discuss: how the psychodynamic approach can seem initially overwhelming, that the key concepts are easy to assimilate and can be applied with confidence by trainees, and, in a slam-dunk of a tangent, how Freud helped revive the composer Mahler’s sex life.

In this episode:

Adaptability of the approach (0:01) Introduction (2:17) Why the world needed this particular book (3:24) An example of a presenting problem (5:47) Conceptual Framing (11:07) What other principles can the book convey to practitioners? (14:20) Mahler’s potency (16:30) Challenges confronted in creation of the book (20:19) The Chief Complaint (24:40) Problems faced during the creation of the book (29:10) Trauma (33:25) Importance of doctor and client working together to define the problem (36:50) Show Notes and Resources:Problem-Focused Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (American Psychiatric Association Publishing) 2023 Learn more about Fredric N. Busch. Transcript and More Episodes: https://psychiatryonline.org/psychiatry-unbound