Istituto di Scienze Umane ed Esistenziali, Italy
Prof. Dr. Gianfranco Buffardi, MD, Ph.D. is a psychiatrist, practicing existential therapist, and professor of psychotherapy in various institutions, including ISUE. He holds degrees in medicine, psychology, philosophy, and holds Ph. D in bioethics. Dr. Buffardi is the former Director of a Mental Health Unit in Caserta, Italy; in this work he was engaged many times in national and international research programs. He is Invited Professor at Università Europea ed A.P.R.A. in Rome. He was temporary Professors in psychiatric, psychological and philosophical disicplines at other Italian Universities.
Research
Integrated Therapy: Dedicated Training and Edicated Training and Proposed Patterns
Author(s): Gianfranco Buffardi*
This study is a review of both the extensive literature on integrated mental health therapy and the author's clinical and training experience in this field. The study wants to emphasize the need for training dedicated to the themes of therapeutic integration, the importance of some basic principles for making an integrative network and the mental attitude that professionals must acquire to correctly deal with the work involved in integrated therapy. Those working in psychiatry, psychotherapy, and other mental health fields will be increasingly interested in integrated therapeutic processes in the future. .. View more»