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Time-Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy as a Model for Short-Term Inpatient Groups

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The present article proposes a method, practiced by the author, to adapt time-limited dynamic psychotherapy (TLDP), a short-term individual psychodynamic therapy, for use with inpatient psychotherapy groups. Characteristics of TLDP which suggest the usefulness of such an adaptation, including short-term duration, specific treatment focus, rapid conceptualizations and broad selection of patients, and emphasis on the here-and-now in therapy, are discussed. The general approach to treatment, a supportive stance that involves an identification of maladaptive interpersonal issues, and then working on these issues without directly confronting the patients, is described. Specific therapeutic techniques for common inpatient group situations are also discussed.

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Weiss, P.A. Time-Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy as a Model for Short-Term Inpatient Groups. J Contemp Psychother 40, 41–49 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10879-009-9124-6

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