Assessing Specific Effects of Inpatient Group Psychotherapy

This article is based on an exhaustive review of the psychotherapy outcomes literature, undertaken originally at the instigation of the UK Department of Health by Roth and Fonagy (Department of Health, 1995). We have recently updated this review (Fonagy, Target, Cottrell, Phillips, & Kurtz, 2002; Roth & Fonagy, 2004) and extended it to identify all studies of psychoanalytic psychotherapy. The usual methods for identifying studies were employed (Fonagy, Target, et al., 2002; Roth & Fonagy, in press). The key questions that should be asked of this literature given the current state of research in this area (also see Westen, Morrison, & Thompson-Brenner, 2004) are: Are there any disorders for which short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy (STPP) can be considered evidence-based, Are there any disorders for which STPP is uniquely effective as either the only evidence-based treatment or as a treatment that is more effective than alternatives, and Is there any evidence base for long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy (LTPP) either in terms of achieving effects not normally associated with short-term treatment or addressing problems that have not been addressed by STPP? In this context, short-term therapy is conceived of as a treatment of around 20 sessions delivered usually once weekly.

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“…69, No. 1 (Winter 2005) Miller's database contains other similar examples (e.g., Pattison, Brissenden, & Wohl, 1967;Tomsovic, 1970).…”

Section: Alcohol Misusementioning

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Psychodynamic psychotherapies: Evidence-based practice and clinical wisdom

Fonagy

Roth

Higgitt³

2005

Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic

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“…One of the most robust findings of these studies found ways to tease apart effects from several lugubrious sources, with the conclusion that combined group and individual therapy resulted in superior outcomes when compared with the independent outcomes of either treatment alone (Amaranto & Bender, 1990;Bostwick, 1987;Freeman & Munro, 1988;Pattison, Brissenden, & Wohl, 1967), although there were dissenting opinions (cf. Anderson, 1968;Stotsky & Zolik, 1965).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

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The History of Group Practice: A Century of Knowledge

Barlow¹,

Burlingame²,

Fuhriman³

2005

The Handbook of Group Research and Practice

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“…For instance, Kibel (1981) assumes that the expression of anger, itself, is curative, whereas Russakoff and Oldham (1984) use the interpretation of anger to foster insight. Although evidence has traditionally been weak (Beutler, Frank, Schieber, Calvert, & Gaines, 1984;Pattison, Brissenden, & Wohl, 1967), more recent studies have rekindled interest in psychodynamic inpatient groups (Wilberg & Karterud, 2001;Bateman & Fonagy 1999. Wilberg and Karterud (2001) outlined a variety of group approaches that may represent adjunctive options for primary care providers with borderline clients.…”

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Brief treatments for borderline personality

Hopwood

2006

Clin Psychology and Psychoth

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Borderline personality (BP) is prevalent in clinical populations and notoriously difficult to treat. Reasons for this difficulty include complexity of presentation, overall severity of functioning, premature discontinuation and difficulty establishing a therapeutic alliance. Brief treatments for BP are considered, and specific therapeutic goals with potential amenability to brief approaches are discussed, with a focus on the integrative combination of various modalities. It is noted that brief treatments have the potential to ameliorate problems related to premature discontinuation, supplement and enhance long-term treatments and increase the cost-effectiveness of treatment. Suggestions for empirical research on brief strategies for treating BP are enumerated.

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Assessing Specific Effects of Inpatient Group Psychotherapy

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Psychodynamic psychotherapies: Evidence-based practice and clinical wisdom

Psychodynamic psychotherapies: Evidence-based practice and clinical wisdom

The History of Group Practice: A Century of Knowledge

Brief treatments for borderline personality

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