Effects of training in short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy: changes in graduate clinician technique

A meta-analysis of psychodynamic psychotherapy outcomes: Evaluating the effects of research-specific procedures.

“…Although the merit in common practitioner concerns about manualized approaches (Addis, Wade, & Hatgis, 1999) may be questioned (Fonagy, 1999), the empirical literature indicates that treatment manuals do not ensure effective delivery of therapy (Binder, 1993;. However, based on a small number of studies that produced conflicting results, and given the limitations of study methodology, it is less clear whether that which is gained in adherence to specific techniques through manuals (CritsChristoph et al, 1998;Henry, Strupp, Butler, Schacht, & Binder, 1993;Hilsenroth, Defife, Blagys, & Ackerman, 2006;Multon et al, 1996) may be at the expense of other therapeutic factors and therapeutic progress (Strupp & Anderson, 1997).…”

“…Despite the aforementioned possible limitations or "barriers" to audio/video recording, psychodynamically orientated researchers have described the advantages of using video recording for psychotherapy training purposes (Abbass, 2004;Binder, 1993Binder, , 1999Hilsenroth, Defife, Blagys, & Ackerman, 2006;Levenson & Strupp, 1999), including clinical supervision within psychoanalytic programs (Haggerty & Hilsenroth, 2011). As an educational experience, video playback enables microanalysis of key insession events (Aveline, 1992;Binder, 1993;Levenson, 2006), and the opportunity to expose less experienced therapists to treatment nuances.…”

“…video recording within a psychotherapy training program enabled acquisition of psychodynamic techniques (Hilsenroth et al, 2006). Haggerty and Hilsenroth (2011) argued that recording therapy sessions can also minimize the effect of memory limitations (e.g., forgetting, misattribution, absent mindedness, bias) that restrict how accurately session content can be examined using more indirect methods.…”

Treatment Fidelity Over the Last Decade in Psychosocial Clinical Trials Outcome Studies: A Systematic Review

“…In the area of psychology and therapy implementations, a number of researchers have described manuals as a reliable and cost effective mechanism to support Treatment Fidelity to maximize targeted outcomes [10][11][12][13]. However, several researchers argue mutualized treatments do not ensure effective delivery of the treatment [14][15][16][17][18]. This helps to explain the introduction of adherence and competence scales to enhance the assessment and measurement of Treatment Fidelity.…”

Nomothetic psychoanalysis.

“…For many years, psychologists have used nomothetic research techniques to test and refine psychoanalytic hypotheses (e.g., Bornstein, 1999;Masling & Schwartz, 1979;Shedler, Mayman, & Manis, 1993;Weinberger & Hardaway, 1990) and to assess the effectiveness of psychoanalytic therapy and the processes that underlie therapeutic change (Blatt & Ford, 1994;Clarkin & Levy, 2006;Luborsky & Crits-Christoph, 1990;Hilsenroth, Defife, Blagys, & Ackerman, 2006). What is both new and needed is a clear statement of the assumptions and methods underlying nomothetic psychoanalysis and a systematic comparison of these assumptions and methods with those of the traditional idiographic approach.…”