Psychoanalytisches Standardverfahren und Übertragungsfokussierte Psychotherapie: Otto F. Kernbergs Vorschlag für die psychoanalytische Aus- und Weiterbildung.

Since the 1970s the spectrum of mental disorders has shifted from neurotic conflict pathology to structural disorders of the personality. Sigmund Freud considered such patients to be difficult or impossible to psychoanalyze in his time; however, the further development of psychoanalysis was able to show that modifications of the standard technique also made it possible to treat diseases such as narcissistic personality disorders or borderline personality disorders. This article presents the similarities between the psychoanalytic standard technique and transference-focused psychotherapy as well as the differences between both forms of therapy. In addition, the need to familiarize candidates in psychoanalytic education and training also with the necessary modifications in psychoanalytic psychotherapy is discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]