Effects of therapist adherence and competence on patient outcome in brief dynamic therapy
Effects of therapist adherence and competence on patient outcome in brief dynamic therapy
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DOI:
10.1037/0022-006x.64.3.619
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发表时间:
1996-06-01
影响因子:
5.9
通讯作者:
Luborsky, L
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作者:
Barber, JP;CritsChristoph, P;Luborsky, L
The authors examined the relation between therapist process variables(adherence and competence) and subsequent symptomatic change in patients. Twenty-nine depressed patients were seen in 16 sessions of weekly supportive expressive (SE) dynamic psychotherapy. Change in depression from intake to Session 3 predicted higher ratings of adherence to expressive (interpretative) techniques during Session 3 but not their competent delivery. Partialling pretreatment psychiatric severity, therapists' adherence to use of expressive techniques, and previous symptomatic improvement, relatively competent delivery of SE-specific expressive techniques predicted subsequent improvement in depression. Secondary analyses addressing alternative explanations (such as the role of either therapeutic alliance or general therapeutic skills) did not change the results.