Aztec Psychotherapy: a Study of Help-Giving in Ancient Mexico

Martin Wasserman
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Martin Wasserman: Adirondack Community College State University of New York

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 1982, vol. 28, issue 1, 54-59

Abstract: Utilizing Jerome Frank's sociocultural definition of psychotherapy, it is argued that, more than four centuries ago, the supposedly "barbaric" Aztecs of Mexico were practising a genuine form of psychotherapy. Furthermore, it is suggested that structural and "process" components of Aztec psychotherapy seemed to be highly effective in restoring the hope of demoralized individuals.

Date: 1982
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DOI: 10.1177/002076408202800107

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