Choosing a psychodynamic psychotherapy model for an Australian public sector mental health service

✍ Scribed by Leon Petchkovksy; Philip Morris; Paul Rushton

• Publisher: Informa plc
• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 92 KB
• Volume: 10
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1039-8562
• DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1665.2002.00491.x

✦ Synopsis

Objective: To choose models of psychodynamic psychotherapy that will work within the characteristics and constraints of Public Sector mental health practice without compromising nuancing and depth.

Conclusions: The authors briefly describe the development of the Gold Coast Integrated Mental Health Services Psychotherapy Programme, and the processes which have informed their selection of suitable psycho-dynamic models. They recommend IPT (Interpersonal Therapy) and the Conversational Model.