Psychodynamic Psychiatry in the Philippines
Related Experiment Video
Updated: Oct 11, 2025

Use of a Psychophysiological Script-driven Imagery Experiment to Study Trauma-related Dissociation in Borderline Personality Disorder
Published on: March 8, 2018
Alma L Jimenez1, Constantine D Della2, Rafael Henry E Legaspi3
1A Senior Advisor of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) Psychotherapy Section and a member of the International Advisory Board of Psychodynamic Psychiatry and AAPDPP.
Abstract:
The authors describe the practice of psychodynamic psychiatry in the Philippines. They review features of contemporary psychodynamic psychiatry, the state of psychodynamic psychiatry in training programs, and its integration in national professional societies. Despite psychodynamic psychiatry's wide acceptance in the professional community in the Philippines and neighboring Southeast Asian countries, delivery of care to over 110 million residents of the archipelago requires creativity given the small number of psychiatrists. The authors discuss how psychodynamic psychiatry impacts the national mental health scene and propose future directions involving forging international linkages.
More Related Videos
Related Concept Videos
Psychodynamic Therapy
Psychodynamic Perspectives on Personality
Psychodynamic theorists argue that unconscious...
Psychosurgery
Historical Development of Psychosurgery
In the 1930s, Portuguese neurologist Antonio Egas Moniz introduced a surgical procedure designed...
Freudian Psychology
Treatment Strategies for Psychological Disorders
Psychological therapies focus on modifying emotions, thoughts, and behaviors through talking, interpreting, listening, rewarding, challenging, and modeling. Clinical psychologists, counselors, and social workers commonly practice psychotherapy. Clinical...
Psychotherapy

