In this systematic review of 34 studies (including 9 randomized control studies), the reviewers determined that “there is increasing evidence to suggest the effectiveness of psychoanalytic psychotherapy for children and adolescents.”
The study randomly assigned 30 children ages 4 to 10 years old with anxiety concerns to either a group receiving 20 sessions of psychoanalytic child therapy or a wait list. Over 60% of the children receiving psychoanalytic child therapy no longer had significant anxiety concerns after treatment. “Among the 27 completers, 66.67% (n = 18) no longer met criteria for …
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