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Treatment of disorders in the behaviour or experience of a person with psychological methods. Psychotherapy is carried out by psychologists or doctors with the additional title of psychotherapy. The methods of psychotherapy include behavioural therapy, talk therapy and therapies based on depth psychology such as psychoanalysis, as well as psychodrama, clinical hypnosis and Gestalt therapy. A distinction is made between individual treatment and group therapy.