Essential Papers on Short-Term Dynamic Therapy

In recent years, short-term therapies have increasingly gained a following among therapists looking for innovative treatments for patients. At a time in which traditional, open-ended psychotherapy is attacked as costly and inefficient, short-term therapy has naturally found new followers. This collection of essays form an essential reference book for therapists who practice short-term therapy and those considering this form of treatment. The aim of this volume is to provide a way for therapists to consider short-term therapy, evaluate it for individual patients, and plan appropriate courses of treatment.
The book is divided into four sections that highlight the characteristic elements of short-term dynamic therapy: brevity, focus, therapist activity, and patient selection. The book features papers by Franz Alexander
S. H. Budman and A. S. Gurman
James Mann
Mardi J. Horowitz
Gerald L. Klerman, Myrna M. Weissman, Bruce Rounsaville, and Eve S. Chevron
Eric Berne, Claude M. Steiner, and John M. Dusay
Thomas E. Schacht, Jeffrey L. Binder, and Hans H. Strupp
George A. Kelly
Aaron T. Beck and Ruth L. Greenberg
Allen Frances and Samuel Perry
Hans H. Strupp
Leston L. Havens
H. Davanloo
Robert Langs
D. M. Malan
P. E. Sifneos
Miguel A. Leibovich
Allen Frances and John F. Clarkin
David H. Malan, E. Sheldon Heath, Howard A. Bacal, and Frederick H. G. Balfour
Sigmund Freud
and D. W. Winnicott.