Individual Psychotherapy: Process and Outcome

The therapeutic relationship in cognitive-behavioral therapy: Patient perceptions and therapist responses

“…We agree with Bordin and others (Butler & Strupp, 1986;Connor-Greene, 1993;Goldfried et al, 1990;Henry et al, 1986;Safran, 1990) that the therapeutic alliance is a complex phenomenon that influences and is influenced by treatment tasks, goals, and content. Thus, our efforts to fully engage patients in effective treatment relationships can be facilitated by recognizing and responding to the broad context of factors that can influence the therapeutic bond.…”

“…Therapists contribute to a successful relationship by engaging the patient with empathic, affirming, and collaborative interactions that incorporate the skillful application of potent interventions (Orlinsky et al, 1994). Because psychotherapy is a complex change process, however, full appreciation of how it works is unlikely to be accomplished through the discovery of simple associations between variables (Goldfried, Greenberg, & Marmar, 1990). A conceptualization originally proposed by Bordin (1979) offers a means of integrating general relationship factors, therapeutic techniques, and the process of interaction.…”

Psicoterapia sim! Eficácia, efectividade e psicoterapeutas (em Portugal)

“…Assim, a psicoterapia parece ser, no mínimo, tão eficaz como os fármacos nas perturbações ansiosas e nas depressões ditas "reactivas" (Goldfried, Greenberg, & Marmar, 1990). Segundo alguns estudos (e.g., Blackburn et al, 1981), mesmo nas depressões ditas "endógenas."…”

Differential interventions in psychotherapy of borderline, narcissistic, and schizoid personality disorders: the Masterson approach

“…This interest has arisen, in part, as a natural function of the maturation of a relatively young clinical discipline. For instance, Goldfried and Castonguay (1992), in their recent assessment of the current status of the field of psychotherapy, suggest that,`. .…”