[Individual psychotherapy. Theoretical-clinical aspect. An institutional approach]

The author proposes that in institutions the orthodox way of observing the patient psychotherapeutically has to be changed by concepts of brief therapy; for this it is required to understand the dynamics of the patient and his response to treatment. Other important points in relation with the above are the institution (locale, furniture and paramedical personnel) and the time available to approach the patient. The author states that to achieve a good therapeutic result in a short time there are three requisites for the therapist: personal analysis, supervised clinical experience and training in psychodynamics.