The most important form of psychotherapy is also the most neglected. Supportive therapy is an essential and inherent element in all patient care
John C. Markowitz received his medical degree from Columbia in 1982 and completed psychiatric residency training at the New York Hospital-Payne Whitney Clinic in 1986. He trained in cognitive behavioral therapy at the Center for Cognitive Therapy in Philadelphia and in interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) with the late Gerald L. Klerman, M.D. at Cornell. He has spent decades conducting psychotherapy research, studying treatment of mood, anxiety, personality, and trauma-related disorders. He developed Brief Supportive Psychotherapy (BSP), of which this book is the manual. Dr. Markowitz is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia University and Research Psychiatrist at New York State Psychiatric Institute.