J Korean Neuropsychiatr Assoc.
2002 Jan;41(1):29-38.
Effect of Psychological Treatment: Through Brain Change?
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- 1Department of Psychiatry, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
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- OBJECTIVES: The aim of this review article is to consider conceptual models of psy-chotherapy aff-ecting the brain.
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Discuss the article by Eric R. Kandel describing the influence of psycho-therapy on the brain.
CONCLUSIONS
Psychotherapy effects on memory system(conscious or unconscious) and other areas of the brain bringing structural and/or functional changes. It means that the brain and mind is not two but one, that is "mind is the function of the brain". The future task of 21st century psychiatrists is the integration of the brain biology and psycho-ther-apy: to explore the "biology of psychotherapy" or "psychotherapeutic effects of biological therapies".
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