短程心理治疗述评

Commentary on Brief Psychotherapy

短程心理治疗是现代心理治疗的主流方向,受下列因素的推动而发展:心理治疗的普及、社区心理健康运动、医疗保险机构的偏爱等。短程心理治疗突出治疗目标的具体化、治疗对象较广、治疗师的活动水平较高。短程心理治疗的效果至少与长程心理治疗相当。短程心理治疗有效率高、费用低的优势,也有内部派系松散、分歧大的局限。

Brief psychotherapy is the mainstream in modem psychotherapy. And it has obtained quick development due to the following factors： psychotherapy＇s spreading, mental health campaign in community and health insurance institutions＇ preference, etc. It highlights psychotherapy goals＇ specification, treatment objects＇ more extension and higher active level for therapists. Brief psychotherapy＇ s effect is at least as good as that of long-term psychotherapy; besides, it is featured by high efficiency and low cost. Nevertheless, loose factions and large differences within are its limitations.