Comprehensive analysis of change after brief dynamic psychotherapy.

Full Abstract

This report provides data on symptom levels by using group means as well as categories of clinical relevance as they change over the course of treatment and also examines change "beyond symptoms" as levels of adaptive functioning. This approach allows a more comprehensive analysis of change in a series of patients with pathological grief reactions treated with brief dynamic psychotherapy. The different perspectives on outcome of the patient, the evaluating clinician, the treating clinician, and independent judges are compared. The findings from all perspectives indicate that major symptom relief occurred in the majority of patients, with less change in adaptive abilities.

Author information

Author/s: Horowitz, M J (MJ); Marmar, C R (CR); Weiss, D S (DS); Kaltreider, N B (NB); Wilner, N R (NR);

Grants: MH-30899 (Agency:NIMH NIH HHS)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

Journal: The American journal of psychiatry (Am J Psychiatry), published in UNITED STATES. (Language: eng)

Reference: 1986-May; vol 143 (issue 5) : pp 582-9

Dates: Created 1986/05/19; Completed 1986/05/19; Revised 2007/11/14;

PMID: 3963244, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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