Transference Interpretations, Therapeutic Alliance, and Outcome in Short-term Individual Psychotherapy

Transference Interpretations in Dynamic Psychotherapy: Do They Really Yield Sustained Effects?

“…Two other studies reported negative effects of transference interpretations within the low QOR sub sample (Connolly et al, 1999;Ogrodniczuk et al, 1999). Piper et al (1991) and Høglend et al (1993) reported high levels of transference interpretations per session (on average 5-6), Ogrodniczuk et al (1999) reported a moderate level (on average 3.7 per session), and Connolly et al (1999) reported a low level (on average 1 per session). The somehow contradictory findings may be explained by the frequency or level of interpretations, different patient samples, different therapists, and different measures.…”

Mental Activity and Referential Activity of Beginning Therapists: A Construct Validity Study of the Countertransference Rating System (CRS)

“…Major contributions to the field concentrate on the verbal interventions of the therapist (e.g., Stiles, 1986Stiles, , 1987Winston, Samstag, Winston & Muran, 1994; see also the seminal work of Strupp, 1958aStrupp, , 1958bStrupp, , 1962, but do not focus on the nature of the processes that lead to these interventions and generally produce mixed (and often contradictory) results (Marziali, 1984;Piper, Azim, Joyce & McCallum, 1991). Other pioneering work has concentrated on the therapist's cognitive complexity (Holloway & Wolleat, 1980), on the therapist's types of mental functioning conceived of as personality traits (Goodwin, 1978), or on the cognitive match between patient and therapist (Hunt, Carr, Dagadakis, & Walker, 1985).…”

La psychothérapie focalisée sur le transfert (TFP) et le fonctionnement réflexif 1

“…L'emploi d'interprétations transférentielles a toujours été controversée et plus particulièrement face à des patients limites (Piper et al, 1991 ;Gabbard et al, 1994 ;Høglend, 2004)). À l'exception du point de vue de Kernberg et de son équipe, la croyance veut que les interprétations transférentielles soient des interventions à hauts risques même si elle peuvent être profitables, et elles se doivent d'être formulées par des thérapeutes de grande expérience possédant une formation psychanalytique et efficaces auprès de patients présentant un niveau élevé de fonctionnement psychique.…”