“…Within psychotherapy research has been used to differentiate psychopathological phenomena (e.g., Buchheim, 2002;Dozier, Stovall, & Albus 1999). A series of studies has investigated whether attachment-related characteristics are relevant in the prediction of treatment outcome (Dozier, Lomax, Tyrrell, & Lee, 2001;Fonagy et al, 1996;Meyer, Pilkonis, Proietti, Heape, & Egan, 2001;Mosheim et al, 2000;Sachse & Strauss, 2002;Strauss, Lobo-Drost, & Pilkonis, 1999;Strauss et al, 2005;Travis, Binder, Bliwise, & Horne-Moyer, 2001). In addition, several studies have dealt with the significance of attachment characteristics of patients and therapists for the therapeutic alliance and the therapy process (e.g., Eames & Roth, 2000;Hardy et al, 1999;Meyer & Pilkonis, 2002;Rubino, Barker, Roth, & Fearon, 2000;Tyrrell, Dozier, Teague, & Fallot, 1999).…”