Brief Inpatient Psychotherapeutic Technique

Trainees rotate onto the medical psychiatric inpatient unit at Massachusetts General Hospital every 6 weeks to learn how to conduct brief inpatient psychotherapy from two staff psychologists and one staff psychiatrist. This article focuses on four key therapeutic principles/techniques used when teac...

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Published in:Psychotherapy (Chicago, Ill.) Ill.), 2013-09, Vol.50 (3), p.464-468
Main Authors: Stein, Michelle B, Jacobo, Michelle C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Affect
Brief Psychotherapy
Cognitive Therapy - education
Cognitive Therapy - methods
Conflict (Psychology)
Curriculum
Hospitalization
Hospitals
Human
Humans
Inpatient
Inpatient treatment units
Internship and Residency
Interpersonal Relations
Mentors - education
Psychiatric Department, Hospital
Psychiatrists
Psychiatry - education
Psychotherapeutic Processes
Psychotherapeutic Techniques
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy, Brief - education
Psychotherapy, Brief - methods
Trainees
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Summary:Trainees rotate onto the medical psychiatric inpatient unit at Massachusetts General Hospital every 6 weeks to learn how to conduct brief inpatient psychotherapy from two staff psychologists and one staff psychiatrist. This article focuses on four key therapeutic principles/techniques used when teaching these trainees about brief inpatient psychotherapy. These include support, affective experience and expression, chain analysis, and identification of relational styles/maladaptive relational patterns. We also briefly discuss our approach to training. Theoretical rationale, numerous clinical examples, and empirical support (of inpatient psychotherapy) are provided.
ISSN:0033-3204
1939-1536
DOI:10.1037/a0032549