From 10-Minute Matches to Discounts: The Commercialization of Psychotherapy

Authors

  • Ana Catarina Gaspar Psychology Service, Mental Health Department, Baixo Alentejo Local Health Unit, ULSBA, Beja, Portugal; Comprehensive Health Research Center, Lisboa, Portugal; NOVA National School of Public Health, Lisboa, Portugal https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8646-5930
  • Ana Pedro Costa Psychiatry Service, Mental Health Department, Baixo Alentejo Local Health Unit, ULSBA, Beja, Portugal; Comprehensive Health Research Center, Lisboa, Portugal; University of Évora, Évora, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8704-0480
  • Ana Matos Pires Comprehensive Health Research Center, Lisboa, Portugal; Psychiatry Service, Mental Health Department, Baixo Alentejo Local Health Unit, ULSBA, Beja, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6395-1231

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46531/sinapse/CE/171/2025

Keywords:

psychotherapy, commerce

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Published

2025-10-01

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Gaspar AC, Costa AP, Pires AM. From 10-Minute Matches to Discounts: The Commercialization of Psychotherapy. Sinapse [Internet]. 2025 Oct. 1 [cited 2025 Oct. 1];25(3):142-3. Available from: https://sinapse.pt/index.php/journal/article/view/171

Issue

Vol. 25 No. 3 (2025): July - September

Section

Letter to the Editor

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