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Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy

Evaluation and Technique

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  • © 1979

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Authors:
  1. Peter E. Sifneos

    1. Harvard Medical School, USA

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Part of the book series: Topics in General Psychiatry (TGPS)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. The Psychiatric Evaluation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Certain Common Complaints of Prospective STAPP Patients

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      Pages 3-12

    3. History Taking and Reformulation of the Presenting Complaints

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      Pages 13-21

    4. Criteria for Selection for STAPP

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      Pages 22-39

    5. The Psychological Evaluation Process: Part III

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      Pages 40-58

  3. Technique

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 59-59
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    2. The Opening Phase of STAPP

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      Pages 61-77

    3. Early Therapeutic Considerations

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      Pages 78-100

    4. An Example of an Early STAPP Interview

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      Pages 101-106

    5. The Height of STAPP

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      Pages 107-125

    6. The Height of the Therapy: A Case Example

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      Pages 126-140

    7. The Last Phase of STAPP: An Example of a Typical Interview

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      Pages 141-146

    8. The Terminal Phase

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      Pages 147-156

  4. Results

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 157-157
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    2. Instruction in STAPP

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      Pages 159-167

    3. The Outcome of STAPP

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      Pages 168-174

    4. Epilogue

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      Pages 175-175

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 177-248
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About this book

Short-term psychotherapy, although brief, is not ephemeral. In the decade or two of its existence, it has grown into a sturdy tree, and a sign of its maturity is the fact that it is now the subject of an increasing number of overview articles summarizing its literature and findings. Yet it remains a young and vigorous discipline. Its pioneers have not been elevated to a pantheon of venerable but mute immortals; on the contrary, they are to be found at the forefront of the field, actively contributing to the development of its theory and practice. This volume is ample testimony to their continued creativity. Dr. Sifneos has lectured and written extensively about short-term anxiety-provoking psychotherapy (STAPP). Based on psychoanalytic principles, STAPP aims to resolve pathological psychic conflicts and help those suffering from them to learn new ways of being in their most intimate relationships. It does so by actively focusing the patients' sights on their Oedipal problems, and its effectiveness (given a proper selection of subjects by specific criteria) has been amply documented in controlled clinical studies.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Harvard Medical School, USA

    Peter E. Sifneos

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy

  • Book Subtitle: Evaluation and Technique

  • Authors: Peter E. Sifneos

  • Series Title: Topics in General Psychiatry

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3530-6

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1979

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-3532-0Published: 11 September 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-3530-6Published: 01 December 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 248

  • Topics: Psychiatry

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