PERSPECTIVES OF PSYCHOANALYTICALLY FOUNDE D FOCUS-CENTERED PSYCHOTHERAPY OF ANXIETY DISORDERS

First experiences with a preliminary ''manual'' for psychoanalytically founded focus centered psychotherapy for anxiety disorders are presen ted. This manual was developed within the scope of a study concerning the differential indication of outpatient versus inpatient psychothera py with patients with generalized anxiety disorder (ICD-10: F41.1), ag oraphobia with panic attacks (F 40.01) and panic disorder (F 41.0) in close orientation on the focus centered therapeutic concept of Luborsk y (1984, 1988). We also considered experiences of Mentzos (1984) with low frequent psychotherapy of anxiety neurosis. The therapeutic perspe ctives of our focus centered treatment concept are particularly discus sed.