Short-Term Psychotherapy

Introduction to Second Edition.- In the Beginning: The History of Short Term Therapy.- Application of Psychoanalytic Theory and Practice in Contemporary Time-Limited Therapies.- Idiom, the Therapuetic Triangle and Transference.- Assessment for Time Limited Therapy.- Differences in Therapeutic Technique between Open Ended and Time Limited Therapies.- Training and supervision.- Time Limited Therapy in Different Contexts.- Does it Work? Outcome in Focal Therapy.- Concluding Remarks.