Winfried Rief on psychotherapy schools in "Süddeutsche Zeitung"

A recent SZ report examines the ongoing debate in psychotherapy about whether traditional schools behavioral, analytical, psychodynamic, and systemic are still adequate.

Winfried Rief criticizes the strict adherence to single psychotherapy schools in Germany, arguing that it often fails to meet patients needs. He advocates for integrative therapy, where clinicians combine effective methods from multiple approaches, such as using exposure therapy in psychodynamic treatment.

The full article can be found here.