SHORT-TERM DYNAMICALLY ORIENTED PSYCHOTHERAPY - A REVIEW AND METAANALYSIS

Twenty-six studies of the effectiveness of short-term dynamic therapy (STDT) were subjected to two meta-analyses. Effect sizes (ES) obtained by each method were similar STDT attained average ESs of .71 and .34, relative to waitlist and minimal treatment groups, respectively. When studies using psychosomatic patients were excluded, STDT achieved an ES of .85, relative to waitlist groups. We found no evidence that STDT is superior err inferior to other forms of psychotherapy at posttreat ment, although it evidenced a slight superiority at long-term follow-u p assessment. There was, in addition, evidence that studies employing manuals or therapists trained in STDT produced larger ESs than those t hat did not.