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The psychotherapies

G S Devan1

  • 1Woodbridge Hospital/Institute of Mental Health, Singapore.

Singapore Medical Journal
|December 1, 1995
PubMed
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This review explores Freudian and behavioral psychotherapy techniques, emphasizing brief psychotherapy

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Freudian and behavioral psychotherapy are established therapeutic modalities.
  • Brief psychotherapy offers a time-limited approach relevant to modern practice.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To outline Freudian and behavioral psychotherapy techniques.
  • To discuss the relevance and future of brief psychotherapy in psychiatry and general practice.
  • To explore cultural adaptations and cost-containment influences on psychotherapy.

Main Methods:

  • Review of Freudian techniques: unconscious conflicts, transference, interpretation.
  • Description of behavioral techniques: Pavlovian/operant conditioning, social learning theory.
  • Examination of short-term dynamic psychotherapy models and integration efforts.

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Main Results:

  • Freudian revisions include object relations and counter-transference.
  • Behavioral psychotherapy encompasses conditioning and social learning.
  • Future trends favor short-term, group, and culturally adapted therapies due to cost.

Conclusions:

  • Brief psychotherapy is increasingly relevant due to cost-containment pressures.
  • Adaptation of Western psychotherapy for Eastern cultures is necessary.
  • Psychotherapy will likely evolve towards shorter, group-based, and integrated modalities.