Impact of Managed Care on Psychodynamic Treatment

Eighteen psychoanalysts responding to brief therapy in managed care environments, arguing for psychoanalytical values as an alternative to "quick fixes" and as an effective method of choice for many clients. The essays examine the therapeutic relationship and process in relation to managed care imperatives, the treatment of psychotic and borderline patients, children and families in managed care "holding environments," the legal and ethical history of managed care and its impact on psychodynamic treatment, and a concluding international perspective taking a look at what other countries are doing under national health insurance plans. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.