The development of psychotherapy in the UnitedStates has a complex history. American psy-chotherapeutics emerged in the 1890s and theearly years of the 20th century. Taylor (1999;2000) has shown that the sources for psychother-apeutics, as it was known then, were a richmix of ideas and practice
For many patients, psychotherapy has the potential to reduce mental suffering and improve quality of life. Despite promising study findings and a growing awareness of successful treatments, little is known about their possible side effects that I always thought about. One of the side effects that I mostly heard about is dependence from the therapist. Is this a condition that has a solution?