"Psychotherapy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A generic term for the treatment of mental illness or emotional disturbances primarily by verbal or nonverbal communication.
| Descriptor ID |
D011613
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F04.754
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| Concept/Terms |
Psychotherapists- Psychotherapists
- Psychotherapist
- Clinical Psychotherapists
- Clinical Psychotherapist
- Psychotherapist, Clinical
- Psychotherapists, Clinical
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Psychotherapy" by people in this website by year, and whether "Psychotherapy" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2012 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2013 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2014 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2015 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2016 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2017 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2022 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2023 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Psychotherapy" by people in Profiles.
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Mentalization-Based Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder: State-Of-The-Science and Future Directions. Clin Psychol Psychother. 2025 Jul-Aug; 32(4):e70120.
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Characterizing Therapy Experiences in Youth With Depression and Suicide Via the Depression Treatment Experiences Questionnaire. Clin Psychol Psychother. 2025 May-Jun; 32(3):e70088.
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Considering Historical Context, Current Societal Trends, and Implications for Understanding Harm in Youth Mental Health Treatment: A Broader Lens to the Primum Non Nocere Special Issue. Res Child Adolesc Psychopathol. 2025 05; 53(5):817-830.
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Primum non nocere: Toward a Greater Understanding of the Potential for Harm in Psychological Treatments for Youth. Res Child Adolesc Psychopathol. 2025 05; 53(5):597-607.
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Psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy as a rapid-acting treatment for cancer-related depression and anxiety: Evidence from a network meta-analysis. Int J Psychiatry Med. 2025 Nov; 60(6):603-623.
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Menopause and mental health. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2025 Apr 01; 37(2):102-110.
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Supportive Touch in Psychedelic Assisted Therapy. Am J Bioeth. 2025 Jan; 25(1):29-39.
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Rural-urban differences in mental health and psychotherapy use among veterans with military sexual trauma: A retrospective cohort study. J Rural Health. 2025 Jan; 41(1):e70013.
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Potential Harm in the Psychological Treatment of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth. Res Child Adolesc Psychopathol. 2025 05; 53(5):715-727.
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Mentalization-Based Treatment for Adolescents (MBT-A). Psychodyn Psychiatry. 2024 12; 52(4):542-562.