There's a certain image we picture when we think of psychoanalysis and psychiatry: a couch, a patient lying on the couch, and a doctor with a notebook sitting on a chair. However, according to an article I've found, not all therapists, or even all psychoanalysts, use a couch. When you first consult a therapist, it is unlikely that they will suggest the couch right away. It's an approach that is appropriate for some patients and generally something that one evolves into. So does a couch help?
The article says that a couch actually works. Most people seem to be more honest and free when they lie on a couch (and aren't facing the doctor), and they are better able to discover their unconscious motivations and pains. So I guess Freud was right about using a couch.
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