Dynamic Psychotherapy: The Therapeutic Process in the Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

ABSTRACT: Dynamic Psychotherapy (DP) was developed to overcome the limitations of traditional psychoanalysis, responding to a broader demand of patients who seek help to cope with specific problems in the short term, such as Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). OCD is a chronic disabling mental disorder that leads to substantial distress, functional disability and severe occupational and social impairments. Recognizing the literature gap in this field, and the improvements reported by dynamic therapists who have dealt with patients suffering from OCD, a study on the treatment of these patients was conducted in order to discuss the effects of this technique. The method involved a narrative literature review and the analysis of two clinical cases to discuss therapeutic processes, which include the spe

SUBMITTER: Becker JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6961005 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature