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Brief Dynamic Therapy
with Stanley B. Messer, PhD
Part of the Systems of Psychotherapy APA Psychotherapy Video Series

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LIST PRICE: $99.95
MEMBER/AFFILIATE PRICE: $69.95

ITEM #: 4310786
ISBN: 1-59147-790-5
ISBN 13: 978-1-59147-790-7
RUNNING TIME: Over 100 minutes
FORMAT: DVD [Closed Captioned]

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ABOUT THE VIDEO

In Brief Dynamic Therapy, Dr. Stanley B. Messer demonstrates his approach to short-term, focused therapy. This treatment is distinguished by its emphasis on finding an issue on which to focus in therapy, a characteristic intrinsic to its brevity (therapy generally runs 12–25 sessions). In this session, Dr. Messer works with a woman named Nancy whose father recently died and whose mother is experiencing dementia and Parkinson's disease. In this typical first session, Dr. Messer actively seeks to determine whether Nancy will be a good candidate for brief dynamic therapy and what might be a suitable focus.

ABOUT THE APPROACH

Brief dynamic therapy is a modification of traditional psychoanalytic work that has existed in some form since the 1930s–1940s. Arguably, Freud practiced what amounted to brief dynamic therapy in that he rarely saw a client for more than a year. Brief dynamic therapy differs from traditional psychoanalysis in that it is quite brief—anywhere from 1 to 40 sessions, with a typical range of 12 to 25 sessions. It draws on psychoanalytic theory to understand the client and psychoanalytic techniques to conduct the therapy.

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ABOUT THE THERAPIST

Stanley B. Messer, PhD, is professor and dean of the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University. He is coauthor of Models of Brief Psychodynamic Therapy: A Comparative Approach, with C. S. Warren, and coeditor of several volumes, including Theories of Psychotherapy: Origins and Evolution, with P. L. Wachtel; History of Psychotherapy: A Century of Change, with D. K. Freedheim et al.; Hermeneutics and Psychological Theory, with R. L. Woolfolk and L. A. Sass; and Psychoanalytic Therapy and Behavior Therapy: Is Integration Possible? with H. Arkowitz. Dr. Messer has also written many articles on psychotherapy integration, brief psychodynamic therapy, and case formulation in relation to psychotherapy, and he has conducted empirical research on the process of psychotherapy. He was associate editor of the American Psychologist and is on the editorial board of several journals. Dr. Messer also maintains a clinical practice in Highland Park, New Jersey.

SUGGESTED READINGS

  • Arkowitz, H., & Messer, S. B. (1984). Psychoanalytic and behavior therapy: Is integration possible? New York: Plenum Press.
  • Freedheim, D. K., Freudenberger, H., Peterson, D. R., Kessler, J. W., Strupp, H. H., Messer, S. B., & Wachtel, P. (1992). History of psychotherapy: A century of change. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
  • Messer, S. B. (2001). What makes brief psychodynamic therapy time efficient. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 8, 5–22.
  • Messer, S. B., Sanderson, W. C., & Gurman, A. S. (2003). Brief psychotherapies. In G. Stricker & T. A. Widiger (Eds.), Handbook of psychology: Vol. 8. Clinical psychology (pp. 407–430). New York: Wiley.
  • Messer, S. B., Sass, L. A., & Woolfolk, R. L. (Eds.). (1988). Hermeneutics and psychological theory: Interpretive perspectives on personality, psychotherapy, and psychopathology. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press.
  • Messer, S. B., & Warren, C. S. (1995). Models of brief psychodynamic therapy: A comparative approach. New York: Guilford Press.
  • Wachtel, P. L., & Messer, S. B. (1997). Theories of psychotherapy: Origins and evolution. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

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