ABSTRACT
Psychodynamic psychotherapy particularly with respect to child and adolescent psychotherapy has come late to the area of researching its fi ndings and creating a sense of transparency about what works for whom. It is diffi cult to avoid the observation that much of the current research now taking place appears to have an underlying agenda of needing to prove professional relevancy within a cost-cutting health and welfare government environment. The impact this may have on what is researched and how this research is carried out is discussed in more detail below. Nevertheless, the increasing attention to timelimited psychotherapy with children and adolescents in many of these research projects points to a recognition of the potential effi cacy of short-term psychotherapeutic work.
