A major limitation of traditional psychoanalytic therapy is the relatively
long time commitment required to accomplish analytic goals. As was mentioned
earlier, the emergence of brief, time-limited psychodynamic therapy is a
partial response to this criticism. Psychodynamic psychotherapy evolved from
traditional analysis to address the need for treatment that was not so lengthy
and involved (Luborsky et al., 2008). In a critique of long-term psychodynamic
therapy, Strupp (1992) assumes that psychoanalytic therapy will remain a luxury
for most people in our society. Strupp notes a decline in practices based on
the classical analytic model due to reasons such as time commitment, expense,
limited applications to diverse client populations, and questionable benefi ts.
According to Strupp, the realities stemming from managed care will mean
increasing emphasis on short-term treatments for specifi c disorders, limited
goals, and containment of costs.