The Management of Panic Disorder in Davanloo's Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy. Part I: Review of Technical and Metapsychological Roots of the Technique

Abstract

This is Part I of a three-part article on the Management of Panic Disorder in Davanloo's Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy. In this article the author will review some of the technical and metapsychological roots of Davanloo's technique of unlocking the unconscious. A step-by-step analysis of the early phase of a trial therapy with a patient will be presented to highlight the phase of dynamic inquiry and the phase of pressure.