Psychoanalytically Informed Treatment of Psychosis: Reflections on Its U.S. History and Current Dilemmas.

This paper reviews the history of psychodynamic treatment of psychosis in the United States, emphasizing the current severe problems in this area, and exploring their causes. It recommends that we bring back the older interpersonal, humanistic approaches, recognizing that reliance on salience-muting medications is both short-sighted and dangerous. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]