Analysis of the Patient-Therapist Relationship in Dynamic Psychotherapy: An Experimental Study of Transference Interpretations

Abstract

The authors could not show differences in average effectiveness between treatments. However, the moderator analyses indicated that treatment worked through different active ingredients for different patients. Contrary to common expectation, patients with poor object relations profited more from therapy with transference interpretations than from therapy with no transference interpretations.

Wives of pathological gamblers: personality traits, depressive symptoms and social adjustment

“…16,18 Previous studies suggest that patients with such profile of interpersonal difficulties may profit from dynamic psychotherapy based on transference interpretation. 32,33 These long marriages have been attributed to the WPG faulty personality traits. Our data do not support this hypothesis, but they do suggest that personality may play a role in WPG enduring marriage, despite the overburden and disappointments.…”

The impact of personality and personality disorders on the treatment of depression

“…Hence, building the therapeutic alliance may require a good deal of attention to facilitate an effective treatment plan. There are some data suggesting that more disturbed patients with personality disorders may require more interpretation of transference as a way of building a stronger therapeutic alliance (Gabbard, 2006;Høglend et al, 2006).…”

Relasjonens betydning i psykoterapi

“…I begge gruppene ble det lagt vekt på relasjoner -i den ene hovedsakelig på relasjoner utenfor terapirommet, mens man i den andre konsekvent trakk det relasjonelle inn i terapirommet: «Hvordan er det her?» (18). Et av hovedfunnene var at de mest forstyrrede pasientene viste seg å ha best utbytte av oppmerksomhet på den terapeutiske relasjonen, altså overføringsarbeid.…”