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In the past, short-term-or brief-treatment was practiced by few clinicians, its power relatively unknown. Today, the dual pressures of managed care and patient preference make it imperative to reconsider brief treatment, which has proven to be as effective as long-term therapy for many disorders and problems. This remarkable guide for conducting short-term psychotherapy details the tools and techniques of brief psychotherapy, addressing four main areas: understanding, conceptualizing, and formulating the patient's problems; setting realistic treatment goals; knowing what to say to patients (i.e., technique); and maintaining a positive therapeutic alliance. With numerous clinical examples, the authors define a unified treatment model that emphasizes the differential use of therapeutic interventions, such as psychodynamic cognitive-behavioral and interpersonal techniques, encompassing the continuum of interpretative to supportive approaches. The authors also offer an in-depth look into the therapeutic process: they use patient/therapist dialogues-including both patient-therapist comments and accompanying third-voice explanations-to chronicle the progress of four patients through the initial, middle, and termination phases of psychotherapy. Concluding with a summary of the past 20 years of research on brief treatment, this volume is more than a valuable clinical guide for integrated evaluation and treatment; it is also a practical blueprint for promoting and maintaining a flexible, positive patient-therapist relationship. As such, it will prove indispensable not only to practitioners, but also to educators and students.

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