[Short-term psychotherapy].

Area of Science:

• Psychology and Psychiatry
• Clinical Psychology

Context:

• Conventional psychotherapy involves numerous sessions and broad objectives.
• Short-term psychotherapy adapts psychoanalytic principles to a more focused format.

Purpose:

• To evaluate the efficacy and characteristics of short-term psychotherapy.
• To present an expeditious therapeutic approach utilizing available resources.

Summary:

• Short-term psychotherapy reduces interview frequency and narrows therapeutic aims compared to traditional methods.
• It employs face-to-face interviews with a specific 'focalization' technique.
• The approach is grounded in psychoanalytic theory but adapted for brevity.

Impact:

• Provides an interesting and effective alternative to conventional long-term treatments.
• Represents a more resource-conscious and efficient model for mental health care delivery.