• DOI:10.4172/2161-0487.1000149
• Corpus ID: 39174290

Paradoxical Therapy- The Use of Client Based Strengths to Alleviate Distress and Empower them

@article{Khurshid2014ParadoxicalTT,
  title={Paradoxical Therapy- The Use of Client Based Strengths to Alleviate Distress and Empower them},
  author={Khurshid A. Khurshid},
  journal={Journal of Psychology \& Psychotherapy},
  year={2014},
  volume={4},
  pages={1-3}
}

• K. Khurshid
• Published 1 September 2014
• Psychology, Medicine
• Journal of Psychology & Psychotherapy

Background: Paradoxical therapy is postulated to treat a variety of psychiatric symptoms and disorders particularly in the anxiety and depressive realm. It envisages use and augmentation of positive coping skills and individual strengths to instil a state of empowerment. This article outlines a paradigm for effective use of this therapy.
Methods: This article delineates case vignettes of actual patients admitted to our adult psychiatry inpatient unit. This provides a framework for developing and implementing a Paradoxical therapy treatment matrix.
Discussion: This article addresses the question of how to customize a paradoxical psychotherapy protocol and build a treatment matrix based on individual strengths and describes its use. It also merits a more systematic study of this concept in a case control setting on a larger number of patients.