title: Psychodynamic psychotherapy as treatment for depression in adolescence.
abstract: This article presents a psychodynamic approach to understanding and treating adolescent depression, based largely on the manual for short-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy (STPP) for adolescents (11-17 years old) with moderate to severe depression, developed for the IMPACT Study from Great Britain. Although the authors make reference to longer-term psychodynamic treatments, the 28-session model (plus 7 sessions of parent/carer work) used in the IMPACT Study informs the psychodynamic approach presented herein. In the course of discussing the analytical framework for depression and the treatment, a single case study is presented throughout to graphically illustrate the clinical course and outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Anna Freud Centre, London, UK. nickmidgley@btconnect.com
authors.forename: Nick
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Midgley
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cregeen
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rustin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D041923:Adolescent Development / Q000502:physiology; D000786:Anger; D017028:Caregivers; D002648:Child; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D010290:Parents; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011572:Psychoanalysis; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy / Q000379:methods; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D014167:Transference, Psychology