A Short-term Psychodynamic Supportive Psychotherapy for Adolescents with Depressive Disorders: A New Approach
| Autor: | Jack Dekker, Rien Van, Frans Schalkwijk, Linda Dil |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Psychodynamic psychotherapy
Psychotherapist Adult patients 05 social sciences Perspective (graphical) 050108 psychoanalysis Psychodynamics 030227 psychiatry law.invention Therapeutic relationship 03 medical and health sciences Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology 0302 clinical medicine Randomized controlled trial law Supportive psychotherapy 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Psychology Depression (differential diagnoses) Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy. 15:84-94 |
| ISSN: | 1940-9214 1528-9168 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/15289168.2016.1163188 |
| Popis: | Depression is one of the most common psychiatric disorders in both adolescents and adults. In this article, we introduce Short-term Psychodynamic Supportive Psychotherapy (SPSP) for adolescents, a relatively new form of psychodynamic therapy for depression that has been studied in a range of randomized controlled trials with adult patients. SPSP emphasizes the relational aetiology and significance of depression and is characterized by a supportive attitude which focuses more on working in the here-and-now relational patterns rather than interpreting transference manifestations. The supportive attitude of the therapist is advocated to engage the adolescent in the therapeutic relationship and to foster his or her innate developmental capacities by attending to previously unaddressed developmental needs. The developmental perspective’s interest in defense styles and stagnation resulting from problems in past and current relationships opens up opportunities for acquiring insight and change. The focus ... |
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