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[Psychotherapy for children. Theoretical and practical approach]
Neurologia, Neurocirugia, Psiquiatria
|January 1, 1977
Summary
Institutional child psychiatry faces challenges with high patient loads, limiting traditional therapy. Adolescents respond well to group therapy and family therapy, while environmental handling and psychoanalytic approaches address intrapsychic changes.
Area of Science:
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Psychotherapy Research
Context:
- Challenges in institutional outpatient child psychiatry
- Reduced psychotherapeutic work due to high patient volume
- Adaptation of treatment modalities to meet demand
Purpose:
- To describe the adaptation of child psychiatric services under pressure
- To evaluate the effectiveness of group and family therapy for adolescents
- To explore the integration of behavioral and psychoanalytic approaches
Summary:
- Adolescents are treated through individual, group, and family therapy modalities.
- Play therapy is not utilized due to time constraints.
- Environmental management, based on behavioral schemata, is employed.
- Psychoanalytic focus is used for intrapsychic change when necessary.
- Adolescents demonstrate positive acceptance and benefit from group therapy during this developmental stage.
Impact:
- Highlights the resilience and adaptability of child psychiatric services.
- Demonstrates the efficacy of group therapy for adolescent mental health.
- Informs clinical practice regarding therapeutic approaches in high-demand settings.