"Psychotherapy, Brief" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Any form of psychotherapy designed to produce therapeutic change within a minimal amount of time, generally not more than 20 sessions.
| Descriptor ID |
D011614
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F04.754.738
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| Concept/Terms |
Psychotherapy, Brief- Psychotherapy, Brief
- Psychotherapy, Short-Term
- Psychotherapies, Short-Term
- Psychotherapy, Short Term
- Short-Term Psychotherapies
- Short-Term Psychotherapy
- Short Term Psychotherapy
- Brief Psychotherapy
- Brief Psychotherapies
- Psychotherapies, Brief
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
- Brief Therapies, Solution-Focused
- Brief Therapy, Solution-Focused
- Solution Focused Brief Therapy
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapies
- Therapies, Solution-Focused Brief
- Therapy, Solution-Focused Brief
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Psychotherapy, Brief" by people in Profiles.
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The role of symptom reduction in improving health-related quality of life through brief cognitive behavioral therapy. Psychother Res. 2025 Jul; 35(6):972-980.
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The New Normal. J Psychiatr Pract. 2021 05 05; 27(3):151.
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Religious coping and acceptability and outcome of short-term psychotherapeutic treatments for depression among low-income homebound older adults. Aging Ment Health. 2021 03; 25(3):431-438.
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Brief Behavioral Intervention for Disruptive Behavior in a Child with a Hypothalamic Hamartoma: A Case Report. J Clin Psychol Med Settings. 2019 12; 26(4):507-515.
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Brief cognitive behavioral therapy reduces suicidal ideation in veterans with chronic illnesses. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2019 May - Jun; 58:27-32.
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Integrated Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Improves Illness Intrusiveness in Veterans With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Ann Behav Med. 2018 07 13; 52(8):686-696.
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Delivery of Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Medically Ill Patients in Primary Care: A Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trial. J Gen Intern Med. 2017 Sep; 32(9):1014-1024.
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Development and evaluation of two instruments for assessing screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) competency. Subst Abus. 2017 Jan-Mar; 38(1):43-47.
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Dyadic psychosocial intervention for advanced lung cancer patients and their family caregivers: results of a randomized pilot trial. Cancer. 2015 Jan 01; 121(1):150-8.
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Screening and brief intervention for risky alcohol use. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2014 Apr; 44(4):82-7.