While this course addresses foundational knowledge and skills needed for the nurse psychotherapist, it did not begin with an essential question- what evidence exists for the biological foundation of psychotherapy?
For this assignment, you will develop a 5-8-page paper in which you explore the biological foundation of psychotherapy. As this topic is not addressed in the course readings, you will need to do independent research on this topic.
Your paper will address the following questions:
What is the biological basis of psychotherapy? Specifically- how does it work?
What is the current state of the evidence for the efficacy of psychotherapy?
Select one DSM-5 condition of your choice and discuss how psychotherapy compares in efficacy to psychopharmacology in the treatment of the identified disorder.
NOTE: Your paper should include at a MINIMUM 5 peer-reviewed scholarly references from within the preceding 5 years (older material can be used only if it is supplemented by newer studies, but older material will not “count” toward the MINIMUM of 5 peer-reviewed scholarly references).
