Personality, Levels of Psychological Distress and Premature Termination of Psychodynamic Group Therapy

Results from a Prospective Longitudinal Study

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ID14775303
AuthorsPeter Wennberg (0000-0002-0013-2965, Karolinska Institutet), Robert M Weinryb (Karolinska Institutet), Lars Saxon (Karolinska Institutet), Sara Göransson (0000-0002-7933-9976, Stockholm University), Monica Bush, Eva Skarbrandt (Addiction Center, Stockholm County Council.)
Year2004
Volume37
Issue2
Pages179-185
Publication date2004-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGroup Analysis (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0533-3164 • E-ISSN: 1461-717X
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0533316404042853
OpenAlexW1989927174
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited7

This study investigated personality factors and type of psychological distress associated with an increased risk of premature termination of psychodynamic group therapy. Data was part of a larger ongoing longitudinal project. Subjects who had completed the group therapy (n = 53) were compared to subjects who had terminated the therapy prematurely (n = 41) with respect to their pre-therapy personality profiles (as measured with KAPP) and self-reported symptoms (as measured with the SCL–90). Overall, differences between the groups were modest but subjects that dropped out of therapy showed more difficulties with handling frustration, had a more distorted body image, felt more needed and reported higher levels of phobic anxiety

Anxiety · Distress · Group psychotherapy · Longitudinal study · Personality · Psychiatry · Psychodynamic psychotherapy · Psychodynamics · Psychological distress · Psychotherapist · Clinical Psychology · Digital Mental Health Interventions · Medicine · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications

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