1st Edition

Manual for Short-term Psychoanalytic Child Therapy (PaCT)

By Tanja Gottken, Kai Von Klitzing Copyright 2014
330 Pages
by Routledge

330 Pages
by Routledge

336 Pages
by Routledge

Manualisation of psychodynamic psychotherapy poses a formidable challenge, but may prove indispensable in the effort to disseminate short-term psychodynamic treatments to a wider patient community. In the case of childhood emotional disturbances, the need for widely available treatments is particularly pressing especially once we pay heed to the emotional turmoil also underpinning many... Read more
Introduction , Theoretical Background , Emotional symptoms and affective disorders in childhood: epidemiology, aetiopathogenesis, diagnosis, and indications , Classical psychoanalytical concepts , More recent psychoanalytical and psychological development concepts , Treatment Manual: The Therapeutic Concept of PaCT , Introductory overview of Part II , When to refer for PaCT , Before therapy begins , The treatment technique , The therapeutic phases of PaCT , Summary: therapeutic process of PaCT , Prerequisites for the therapist , Limitations of a short-term psychotherapeutic approach , Risks and side effects of PaCT , Case Studies 3 , Case study 1: Julian, six years old , Case study 2: Sophie, five years old , Case study 3: Elisabeth, six years old

Biography

Tanja Gottken