Psychodynamic psychotherapy, in all its forms, is the psychotherapy most frequently provided by psychiatrists. Psychodynamic therapy is useful in long-term, short-term, supportive, crisis intervention, and group/family therapies, with patients of all ages. Patients hospitalized in psychiatric as well as medical-surgical services can also benefit from a clinician’s psychodynamic orientation. The effectiveness and efficacy of psychodynamic psychotherapy are supported by a growing literature…