Frances A, Clarkin J, Weldon E
Hosp Community Psychiatry. 1979 Mar;30(3):195-9. doi: 10.1176/ps.30.3.195.
The authors describe their adaptation of focal therapy to the day hospital setting. Its goal is circumscribed characterological change through the interpretive uncovering of only one area of conflict. It has previously been used mainly with patients seen in individual outpatient treatment who are more likely to meet the regorous selection criteria; however, the day hospital's more intense setting permits it to be used with patients who would be disqualified in outpatient treatment. The authors present a case report of a severely disturbed woman who benefited significantly from the treatment technique.
作者描述了他们将聚焦疗法应用于日间医院环境的情况。其目标是通过仅对一个冲突领域进行解释性揭示来实现有限的性格改变。该疗法此前主要用于个体门诊治疗中那些更有可能符合严格选择标准的患者；然而，日间医院更为密集的环境使其能够用于在门诊治疗中不符合条件的患者。作者呈现了一个严重困扰的女性的病例报告，该女性从该治疗技术中显著受益。
