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

Behav Brain Sci. 2015:38:e11. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X1400020X.

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.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Emotions
  • Humans
  • Memory*
  • Psychotherapy*
  • Research
  • Work