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State and trait characteristics of attachment as predictors of outcome in inpatient psychotherapy. 作为住院病人心理治疗结果预测因素的依恋状态和特质特征。

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Psychotherapy Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2024-05-23 DOI: 10.1037/pst0000529

Simone Jennissen, Matthias Volz, Henning Schauenburg, Ulrike Dinger

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Preventing dropout in spiritually integrated psychotherapies: What are the effective methods of attending to clients' spirituality? 防止精神综合心理疗法中的辍学现象：有哪些有效的方法可以关注求助者的精神世界？

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Psychotherapy Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2024-05-30 DOI: 10.1037/pst0000530

Joseph M Currier, Joshua K Swift, Peter Sanders, P Scott Richards

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Pathological narcissism's impact on psychodynamic group therapy for perfectionism. 病态自恋对完美主义心理动力学小组疗法的影响。

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Psychotherapy Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2024-05-09 DOI: 10.1037/pst0000528

Sabrina Ge, Paul L Hewitt, Samuel F Mikail, Gordon L Flett, David Kealy

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Should psychotherapists conduct visual assessments of nonsuicidal self-injury wounds? 心理治疗师是否应该对非自杀性自伤伤口进行视觉评估？

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Psychotherapy Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2024-05-02 DOI: 10.1037/pst0000533

Nicholas J Westers

{"title":"Should psychotherapists conduct visual assessments of nonsuicidal self-injury wounds?","authors":"Nicholas J Westers","doi":"10.1037/pst0000533","DOIUrl":"10.1037/pst0000533","url":null,"abstract":"Beneficence and nonmaleficence are key ethical principles toward which psychotherapists consistently strive. When patients engage in nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) during the course of psychotherapy, therapists may feel responsible for visually assessing the severity of the NSSI wound in order to benefit their patients and keep them from harm. However, there are no guidelines for conducting these visual assessments, and there is no research exploring their effects on patients. This article considers the ethical implications of visually examining NSSI wounds; discusses psychotherapist scope of practice and competence; draws attention to relevant ethical standards; underscores risk management, liability, and standard of care; and addresses the risk of suicide or accidental death resulting from NSSI. It also provides ethical guidance for conducting effective verbal assessments of NSSI wounds and offers suggestions for navigating complex clinical situations, such as when patients routinely and spontaneously show their therapists their wounds and how psychotherapists should handle assessments and interventions related to NSSI scars. It ends with implications for training and therapeutic practice. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).","PeriodicalId":20910,"journal":{"name":"Psychotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140859445","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Should we feel the same? Mutual recognition and congruence between therapist and client regarding ruptures and repairs. 我们应该有同样的感受吗？治疗师和客户在破裂和修复方面的相互承认和一致。

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Psychotherapy Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2024-07-08 DOI: 10.1037/pst0000532

Rivka Shir, Orya Tishby

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Psychotherapist factors that patients perceive are associated with treatment failure. 患者认为与治疗失败有关的心理治疗师因素。

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Psychotherapy Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2024-05-09 DOI: 10.1037/pst0000527

Sven Alfonsson, Simon Fagernäs, Maria Beckman, Tobias Lundgren

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Native American college students in counseling: Results from a large-scale, multisite effectiveness study. 美国原住民大学生咨询：大规模、多地点有效性研究的结果。

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Psychotherapy Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2024-05-16 DOI: 10.1037/pst0000526

Kyesha M Isadore, Jeffrey A Hayes, Christopher J Cutter, Mark Beitel

{"title":"Native American college students in counseling: Results from a large-scale, multisite effectiveness study.","authors":"Kyesha M Isadore, Jeffrey A Hayes, Christopher J Cutter, Mark Beitel","doi":"10.1037/pst0000526","DOIUrl":"10.1037/pst0000526","url":null,"abstract":"There is a large body of research exploring therapeutic effectiveness for racially or ethnically minoritized college students. Prior literature highlights the unique mental health and academic challenges faced by Native American students in higher education; however, there is a paucity of research examining the effectiveness of counseling for Native American college students. The present study examined the effectiveness of counseling on psychological and academic distress among Native American college students, comparing their initial distress and rate of change to White students in counseling. Using naturalistic data from a large practice-research network spanning 2015-2019, we employed hierarchical linear modeling to evaluate the effect of race on psychological distress (N = 9,621) and academic distress (N = 9,643) scores during treatment. Results revealed that all clients demonstrated a significant decrease in both types of distress over the course of treatment. Native American and White clients presented to counseling with similar levels of psychological distress. However, Native American clients experienced more change and at a faster rate on psychological distress symptoms compared to White clients. On academic distress, Native American clients began and concluded counseling with higher levels of distress while experiencing a similar amount of change at a similar rate in their reduction of academic distress over the course of treatment. The study findings provide unique insight on the outcomes of treatment-seeking Native students by demonstrating a significant positive response to counseling, as well as novel comparisons between Native and White students receiving services within college counseling settings. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).","PeriodicalId":20910,"journal":{"name":"Psychotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140945698","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The relationship between interpersonal problems and therapeutic alliance in psychotherapy: A three-level mixed-effects meta-analysis. 心理治疗中人际关系问题与治疗联盟之间的关系：三级混合效应荟萃分析。

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Psychotherapy Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2024-05-23 DOI: 10.1037/pst0000534

Flavio Iovoli, Christoph Flückiger, Juan Martin Gómez Penedo, Julia Hannah Engelhardt, Hanh Hong Kaschlaw, Ruben Lauterbach, Robin A Wester, Julian A Rubel

{"title":"The relationship between interpersonal problems and therapeutic alliance in psychotherapy: A three-level mixed-effects meta-analysis.","authors":"Flavio Iovoli, Christoph Flückiger, Juan Martin Gómez Penedo, Julia Hannah Engelhardt, Hanh Hong Kaschlaw, Ruben Lauterbach, Robin A Wester, Julian A Rubel","doi":"10.1037/pst0000534","DOIUrl":"10.1037/pst0000534","url":null,"abstract":"Psychotherapy is an interpersonal process of collaboration toward specified treatment goals. The therapeutic alliance is well established as an important factor of psychotherapeutic change. However, the experience of distress in social interactions, commonly referred to as interpersonal problems, might be interfering with the collaborative process during psychotherapy. This study systematically reviews the literature and obtains an estimate of the relationship between pretreatment interpersonal problems and the quality of the therapeutic alliance. Overall, 27 studies with 48 correlation coefficients were included in the final analysis. Due to the nested structure of the data, a three-level meta-analytic approach with a restricted maximum likelihood estimator was applied. Alliance assessment phase, alliance rater, alliance measure instrument, and treatment type were tested as potential moderators. Heterogeneity and publication bias test were performed. The meta-analysis showed a small, but significant negative relationship between interpersonal problems at the beginning of psychotherapy and subsequent therapeutic alliance (r = -.12, SE = .02, 95% CI [-.16, -.08], p < .001, d = -.27). Only alliance assessment phase accounted for significant variability. There were no indications for a substantial publication bias. Interpersonal problems of patients before psychotherapy are a robust predictor for lower therapeutic alliance quality, albeit a small effect size. Consequently, patients who experience interpersonal problems may face greater challenges in developing a strong alliance with their therapists, especially in early stages of the treatment. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).","PeriodicalId":20910,"journal":{"name":"Psychotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141082291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Considerations for the use of dialectical behavior therapy for individuals experiencing oppression. 对遭受压迫的个人使用辩证行为疗法的考虑因素。

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Psychotherapy Pub Date : 2024-08-26 DOI: 10.1037/pst0000541

Linda A Oshin, Shireen L Rizvi

{"title":"Considerations for the use of dialectical behavior therapy for individuals experiencing oppression.","authors":"Linda A Oshin, Shireen L Rizvi","doi":"10.1037/pst0000541","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/pst0000541","url":null,"abstract":"As the popularity of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) grows, so does its use with increasingly diverse groups of clients. In this article, we demonstrate that DBT in its standard form can incorporate the sequelae of oppression as a target of treatment by providing clients with skills to identify oppression and its impact while responding effectively. To support the use of DBT with individuals experiencing emotion/behavior dysregulation and oppression, we review how each of the primary strategies of DBT can be used within the context of oppression. Specifically, we discuss how dialectical philosophy, the acceptance/change dialectic, communication strategies, and case management strategies can be viewed through an oppression lens. A brief review of DBT research with historically oppressed populations and common pitfalls in treating oppressed individuals is presented. As research in examining and adapting DBT for minoritized groups continues to catch up to clinical need, guidance is presented here for researchers and clinicians interested in using this empirically supported treatment in communities that experience oppression. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).","PeriodicalId":20910,"journal":{"name":"Psychotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142073750","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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"After the thrill is gone": The role of psychotherapy in coping with romantic breakups. "快感过后"：心理疗法在应对恋爱分手中的作用。

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Psychotherapy Pub Date : 2024-08-05 DOI: 10.1037/pst0000531

Barry A Farber, David Roe, Shana Dickstein, Mossie Lierle, Rachel Cherner, Luisa Garbowit

{"title":"\"After the thrill is gone\": The role of psychotherapy in coping with romantic breakups.","authors":"Barry A Farber, David Roe, Shana Dickstein, Mossie Lierle, Rachel Cherner, Luisa Garbowit","doi":"10.1037/pst0000531","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/pst0000531","url":null,"abstract":"To investigate the perceptions of ex-romantic partners regarding the extent to which and ways in which psychotherapy facilitates coping with the consequences of the dissolution of past relationships, a multipart survey (Representations of Past Significant Others) that included Likert-type, multiple-choice, and open-ended questions about the ways in which individuals remember a past significant relationship and the ways in which they have moved toward closure from that relationship was disseminated via social media and networking. An attachment status measure (Experience in Close Relationship Scale-Short Form) was also administered. A total of 1,846 respondents, mean age 30.6 and predominantly White, heterosexual, female, and from the United States, completed the survey, 74.6% of whom attended psychotherapy post breakup. On average, respondents who engaged in therapy following their breakup found it to be moderately to very helpful; younger respondents, those in longer term relationships, and those with higher scores on the Experience in Close Relationship Scale-Short Form Anxiety subscale evaluated the helpfulness of therapy more highly. Multiple clinical interventions were perceived as helpful in coping with romantic breakups, including normalizing respondents' feelings about their experience, encouraging them to be more aware of their feelings, encouraging them to move forward with their lives, reminding them of their strengths, exploring the story of the relationship and the breakup, and challenging their self-critical thoughts or feelings. Understanding who is best served by postbreakup therapy and the specific interventions, psychotherapeutic and otherwise, that move individuals toward closure may facilitate therapists' efforts to help with this common source of client distress. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).","PeriodicalId":20910,"journal":{"name":"Psychotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141890041","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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