A treatment strategy for meeting life as it is. Patients' and therapists' experiences of brief therapy in a district psychiatric centre: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Young adults increasingly seek help for mental health problems. In 2016, a district psychiatric centre in Norway started a brief treatment program to provide early and effective help for moderate depression and anxiety.

Aim

Exploring patients' and therapists' experiences of brief therapy, especially how the time limitation influences the treatment process.

Methods

Individual interviews with 12 patients and focus group interviews with eight therapists analyzed using systematic text condensation.

Results

The results constitute five themes: (1) Time-limit as a frame for targeted change, (2) Clarifying expectations and accountability, (3) Shared agreement on a defined treatment-project, (4) Providing tools instead of searching for causes, and (5) Learnin

SUBMITTER: Markussen HV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8550582 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature