Intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy: A review of the treatment method and empirical basis

Research in Psychotherapy: Psychopathology, Process and Outcome

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 6-15

  Abbass, Allan ^a   Town, Joel M ^a   Driessen, Ellen ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Davanloo; Dynamic; Psychodynamic; Psychotherapy; Short term

Indexed keywords

CLOMIPRAMINE;

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BORDERLINE STATE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; EGO DEVELOPMENT; EMPIRICISM; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GROUP THERAPY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL PATIENT; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); METAPSYCHOLOGY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NARCISSISM; NEUROSIS; PANIC; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PELVIC PAIN; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESIDENTIAL CARE; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90; TRANSFERENCE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESISTANT DEPRESSION; URETHRAL PAIN;

EID: 84886050947     PISSN: 22398031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ripppo.2013.84     Document Type: Article

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