Academic Psychiatry 20: 99-100,
June
1996
© 1996 Academic Psychiatry
A Brief History of Psychotherapy in Graphic Display
James R. Phelps M.D.1
1 Samantan Mental Health Division, Good Samaritan Hospital, Corvallis, Oregon
Students of psychotherapy, faced with the variety of contemporary approaches, and their many major contributors, may find it difficult to see "the forest for the trees." If overwhelmed, they may uncritically limit their view to that provided by one or a few teachers, or even abandon the whole endeavor in favor of medication treatments. Three maps displaying a brief history of the psychotherapy, some of its major figures, and the primary contributors to 10 current methods, are presented. Potential uses for these maps in student education are discussed.
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The author thanks the artist and design consultant Paul Akmajian for his invaluable assistance in organizing this information.
