Кубанский научный медицинский вестник (Jun 2015)

MULTIVALUED SYMPTOMS PSYCHOTHERAPY

  • N. A. Kosenko,
  • G. T. Krasil'nikov,
  • V. G. Kosenko,
  • M. I. Ageev

Journal volume & issue
no. 3
pp. 61 – 65

Abstract

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This article describes how the rapid development of modern psychotherapy led to a wide variety of areas, and schools, making it difficult to even its single definition. In domestic psychotherapy are two different areas: clinical and psychological therapy, which differ on the project (patients and clients) and their means, which makes their differences with respect to the diagnosis. In psychological therapy services primarily mentally healthy individuals (clients) with personal and situational problems, which are reflected in the symbolic form of symptoms, psychiatric diagnosis and, therefore, is of secondary importance. While clinical psychotherapy busy treating people with mental disorders, for which the identification of symptoms and psychiatric diagnosis is essential. The expediency of psychiatric diagnosis prior to psychological therapy. The expediency of adequate combined use of psychopharmacological and psychological tools in clinical psychotherapy. The analysis of the differences between the concepts of the phenomenon and psychopathological symptoms. Describes the idea of the systemic nature of psychopathological symptoms and justifying the importance of symptomatic therapy.

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