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Thirty patients with chronified psychosomatic disturbances were given psychoanalytically orientated short-term psychotherapy and re-examined in a systematic follow-up study in order to ascertain what effects might be expected from such a treatment. The prognoses were relatively unpropitious. Six patients were cured, 14 improved and 10 showed no improvement. Regarding the application of short-term psychotherapy, the following indications were obtained: even cases with long-standing chronified symptons are not contraindicated; excellent initial contact with the patient is no guarantee of a good