Antje Gumz, Anne Daubmann, Rainer Erices, Jelka Berger, Laurence Reuter, Denise Kästner
OBJECTIVE: To investigate associations between common factors (alliance, insight, problem solving) and therapists' techniques. We expected a positive association between (1) supportive techniques and the alliance, (2) interpretative techniques and insight, and (3) a stronger association between interpretative techniques and insight for patients with more severe baseline symptoms. Other associations were analyzed in an exploratory way. METHOD: Sixty sessions from 15 adult female patients diagnosed with personality disorder were analyzed using the Psychodynamic Interventions List (verbal techniques, observer-rated transcripts), and the Session Questionnaire for General and Differential Individual Psychotherapy (common factors, patient-rated after each session)...
March 25, 2024: Psychotherapy Research: Journal of the Society for Psychotherapy Research