Habib Davanloo

Habib Davanloo (born October 10, 1927) is a psychoanalyst and psychiatric researcher and working in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, who developed Intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy(ISTDP). He was Professor of Psychiatry (now Emeritus) at McGill University^[1][2] and founding editor of the International Journal of Intensive Short-term Dynamic Psychotherapy.^[3]

Early life and education

Habib Davanloo is a Canadian psychiatric researcher of Iranian origin. Davanloo was a psychiatric resident under Erich Lindemann, a German psychiatrist who specialized in the treatment of bereaved and traumatized patients.^[4]

Career

Davanloo was the director of the Institute for Teaching and Research in Short-term and Dynamic Psychotherapy at the Montreal General Hospital.^[5] In 1962 he began to develop his technique for treating patients on a short-term basis,^[6] creating and studying videotapes of sessions. He later gave seminars about his research and made the videotapes available.^[7][8]

Davanloo's methods, which according to some authors were based on resolving Oedipal conflicts,^[9] were widely discussed in psychiatric literature and^[10] successfully used by many other therapists.^[11][12]

Publications

Books

• H. Davanloo (1980) "Basic principles and technique in Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy", Spectrum, NY, 1978 H. Davanloo: Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy, J. Aronson, NY
• H. Davanloo (1990) "Unlocking the Unconscious; Selected papers of Habib Davanloo", MD, Wiley Sons, Chichester, England
• H. Davanloo (2001) "Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy: Selected papers of Habib Davanloo", John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, England. ISBN 0471497045

Book chapters

• H. Davanloo (1984) "Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy", In: Kaplan H., and Sadock B. (eds), "Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry", 4th edn., Chapter 29.11, Baltimore, MD, Williams & Wilkins
• H. Davanloo (2005). "Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy" In: Kaplan H., and Sadock B. (eds), Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry, 8th ed, Vol 2, Chapter 30.9, 2628-2652, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia

Papers

• H. Davanloo (1995) "Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy: Spectrum of Psychoneurotic Disorders", International Journal of Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy, Vol. 10, 3-4, 121-155,
• H. Davanloo (1995) "Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy: Technique of Partial and major Unlocking of the Unconscious with a Highly Resistant Patient - Part I. Partial Unlocking of the Unconscious", International Journal of Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy, Vol. 10, 3-4, 157-181,
• H. Davanloo (1995) "Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy: Major Unlocking of the Unconscious - Part II. The Course of the Trial Therapy after Partial Unlocking", International Journal of Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy, Vol. 10, 3-4, 183-230,
• H. Davanloo (1996) "Management of Tactical Defenses in Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy, Part I: Overview, Tactical Defenses of Cover Words and Indirect Speech", International Journal of Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy, Vol. 11, 3, 129-152,
• H. Davanloo (1996) "Management of Tactical Defenses in Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy, Part II: Spectrum of Tactical Defenses", in: International Journal of Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy, Vol. 11, 3, 153-199,
• H. Davanloo (2001) "Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy: Extended Major Direct Access to the Unconscious", European Psychotherapy, Vol. 2, 1, 25-70, Cip-Medien, Muenchen

References

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3. Davanloo, H. (2000). Intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy: Spectrum of psychoneurotic disorders. In H. Davanloo: Intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy: Selected papers of Habib Davanloo, MD. (pp. 1-35)
4. Leigh Mccullough Vaillant (31 January 1997). Changing Character: Short-term Anxiety-regulating Psychotherapy For Restructuring Defenses, Affects, And Attachment. Basic Books. pp. 8–. ISBN 978-0-7867-2288-4.
5. Penny Rawson (2002). Short-term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: An Analysis of the Key Principles. Karnac Books. pp. 46–. ISBN 978-1-85575-293-1.
6. Althea Horner (1 January 1994). Treating the Neurotic Patient in Brief Psychotherapy. Jason Aronson, Incorporated. pp. 22–. ISBN 978-1-4616-9539-4.
7. Making a Case for Quick, Confrontational Therapy - Page 3 - Los Angeles Times
8. C. Seth Warren (January 1998). Models of Brief Psychodynamic Therapy: A Comparative Approach. Guilford Press. pp. 67–. ISBN 978-1-57230-340-9.
9. Sandra Evans; Jane Garner (2 June 2004). Talking Over the Years: A Handbook of Dynamic Psychotherapy with Older Adults. Routledge. pp. 149–. ISBN 978-1-135-48091-2.
10. Diana Fosha (2000). The Transforming Power of Affect: A Model for Accelerated Change. BasicBooks. pp. 323–. ISBN 978-0-465-09567-4.
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