Psykodynamisk terapi med barn og ungdom i dag. Evidens og arbeid i praksis
Sammanfattning
Psychodynamic psychotherapy (PDT) for children and adolescents has a long tradition. However, the evidence base for this therapeutic method has not been firmly established with studies aimed at examining treatment efficacy (i.e. RCT studies) until recent years. The present paper describes the principles of PDT with children and adolescents and addresses the evidence of psychodynamic psychotherapy with children and adolescents suffering from a range of mental health problems. The paper points to particular advantages of PDT, such as taking the child’s developmental stage into account in treatment, working through creativity and play, and being sensitive to the environmental context of the child. The method seems particularly suitable for children with complex or comorbid conditions for which treatment approaches focusing primarily on symptoms have been attempted but without success. To illustrate this therapeutic approach, the authors describe a real life case-example of a psychodynamic therapy with a young girl, «Nora».