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brief psychotherapy

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brief psychotherapy,
(in psychiatry) treatment directed to the active resolution of personality or behavioral problems rather than to the speculative analysis of the unconscious. It usually concentrates on a specific problem or symptom and is limited to a specified number of sessions with the therapist.


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Another perspective, especially among professionals who provide brief psychotherapy, holds that talk about transference makes patients overly anxious, especially if they're emotionally unstable to begin with.
If not, it may be helpful to explore why not, and to identify a trauma or other reason for estrangement from sources of spiritual support that could be constructively addressed as a focus in brief psychotherapy.
The therapeutic alliance: Its relationship to outcome in brief psychotherapy.
 
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