title: [Diagnosis-specific psychotherapy].
abstract: The paper outline the fundamental features of a psychotherapeutic method which combined and integrates a psychosocial approach with a biological one. The basic concepts which justify an integrated approach are illustrated and the main stages of the technique are described. The treatment focuses on the definition of a diagnosis in line with the criteria of DSM-III-R; based on the diagnosis the therapist tries to identify the possible interactions between the symptomatic characteristics of the mental illness and its implications in a psychosocial context, before analysing them together with the patient. The method can be combined with all major traditional models of psychotherapy and does not rule out more in-depth analysis.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Psichiatrica, Università di Torino.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Berra
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bergantin
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*
vernacular_title: La psicoterapia diagnosi-specifica.