Quantitative and Qualitative Outcomes of Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy with Male Armed Forces Veterans in the UK presenting with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Abstract

This paper presents findings from a two-year research project conducted within a live-in residential charity setting in the UK, examining clinical outcomes of TA psychotherapy among 15 male armed forces veterans presenting with severe PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) and other comorbid disorders. Outcomes were measured for short-term (24 sessions) and long-term (52 sessions) transactional analysis (TA) treatment using the quantitative CORE-OM (Evans, Mellor-Clark, Margison,

Comparison of the effectiveness of the transactional analysis training and emotion regulation on the improvement of love trauma syndrome: Dealing with the problems caused by the separation and love break up

“…They also mentioned the effectiveness and stability of TA on personality states, self-esteem, and clinical symptoms of love breakdown. Besides, in the study of Harford and Widdowson [36] the effectiveness of TA on global distress, depression, and anxiety was confirmed.…”

“…He indicated that 16-sessions of TA led to significant reductions in symptoms of PTSD, anxiety, and depression. Harford and Widdownson [36] demonstrated the effectiveness of TA on global distress, anxiety, and depression in short (24 sessions) and long-term (52 sessions) TA treatment of 15 soldiers with PTSD using the quantitative and the qualitative Change Interview. Qualitative findings indicated that a broad spectrum of therapist factors and psychotherapy process factors within the TA therapy delivered were beneficial for this particular participants group.…”

Outcome Measures in Transactional Analysis Clinical Practice

“…The use of OMs in TA has begun to gain some traction among TA researchers and the wider TA community in recent years. This journal, IJTARP, has highlighted a plethora of research, primarily case studies, where OMs have been utilised in evaluating client's response to focussed interventions, such as anxiety and depression (van Rijn and Wild, 2013;Harford, 2013;Harford and Widdowson, 2014). Case study researches using OMs to track client responses to TA treatment have also made important contributions to the sound evidence base of TA clinical practice and effective treatment of mood disorders (Gentelet and Widdowson, 2016;Widdowson, 2011Widdowson, , 2012Widdowson, , 2013Benelli, Revello, Piccirillo, Mazzetti, Calvo, Palmieri, Sambin, and Widdowson.…”