The treatment of hyperventilation and panic disorder with Davanloo's intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy: Part III. Direct access

Abstract

This is the third part of a four-part article on the application of Davanloo's Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy to a patient suffering from panic attacks, episodes of hyperventilation and diffuse character disturbances. Part I focused on the application of Davanloo's technique of handling resistance, leading to the first breakthrough into the unconscious. Part II focused on the course of the interview after the first breakthrough, leading to the partial unlocking of the unconscious and the phase of systematic analysis and consolidation. Part III will focus on the process of the trial therapy interview, leading to the direct access to the psychopathological dynamic forces responsible for his symptom and character disturbances. The whole process will again be highlighted by systematic analysis of the trial therapy interview of the same patient as presented in Parts I and II. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.