title: Psychotherapeutic management of obsessive-compulsive patients.
abstract: Psychotherapy of the obsessive-compulsive patient requires a modified psychoanalytic approach utilizing the concepts of a short-term therapy, which include focusing on relevant issues with limited goals. The therapist must be active, confronting, and must deal with here-and-now issues. The use of psychopharmacological agents to reduce anxiety and depression should be encouraged.
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D005608:Free Association; D006791:Hostility; D006801:Humans; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012309:Risk-Taking