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Psychosystems Analysis???

Perhaps I am just ignorant, but I have never heard of the entry for 1989 - the creation of "Psychosystems Analysis" by "Steven T. Richards". Is this just a spam entry from someone hoping for some free advertising, or is this a legitimate entry on the same level as Freud, Jung, Adler, Rogers, et al? I would appreciate some comments. We can and should delete this entry if this form of psychotherapy is not notable enough, no matter how well intentioned it is. —Aetheling 20:49, 4 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

A Google search for <<Steven Richards psychosystems>> yielded a grand total of five hits, all of them referring to a single book (Care of Persons, Care of Worlds: A Psychosystems Approach to Pastoral Care and Counseling [1992], written by Larry Kent Graham). Nothing on Steven T. Richards.

A Google search for <<psychosystems analysis>> yielded 290 hits, but nothing to indicate that this is a notable form of psychotherapy. On the contrary, it appears merely to be an approach to pastoral counseling, with little or no claim to fame.

Therefore, I have removed this entry from the Timeline of Psychotherapy, on the grounds that is at best non-notable, and at worst just spam. —Aetheling 22:18, 5 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia History of Psychotherapy — a great starting point (though it could be improved in several ways). For one thing, the lead section is very short and doesn’t give you one big-picture view of the timeline or why it matters. It would be far more of a page-turner if it would've provided us a timeline of the evolution of psychotherapy, some major milestones along the way and the case for shaping the role it's come to play in modern mental health care delivery. But the content itself has a lot of important moments in psychotherapy’s history — it just seems incomplete. Very little new work has been produced on non-Western traditions, and there is hardly any discussion of recent developments or emerging trends in the field. Although the information is largely accurate, many entries lack citations, making it difficult to verify their accuracy. Although, the article is neutral, which is good. The most significant area where this can improve is with regard to sources. For such an incredibly long period of time, there are far too few references to support the assertions made in the article. It could be greatly improved by adding more citations from reliable sources. The organization is fine — chronological order is appropriate for a timeline — but splitting it up into sections by themes, time periods or major movements would make it more navigable and understandable. Another major opportunity is visualization. There are no visuals accompanying the article, which is unfortunate, because photographs or illustrations of influential people, important moments or early therapeutic tools would help make it much more engaging. Finally, the talk page — where editors can work together to improve the article — doesn’t reveal much activity.” Open, frank conversations and contributions from more people — particularly experts — would alleviate some of these gaps. It’s a good starting point, but this piece on the art of psychotherapy could use more depth, better organization and some kind of visual—not another head shot of a therapist, but something drama ll, to stimulate the story behind the story. With some effort, it might be turned into a much more useful resource for all interested in the history of mental health care. NICARAGUAN KING (talk) 00:43, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]