Relationships between the object focus of therapist interpretations and outcome in short‐term individual psychotherapy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9618941 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William E Piper (corresponding author), Elie G Debbane (McGill University), Jean‐Pierre Bienvenu (McGill University), François de Carufel (McGill University), Jacques Garant (Hôpital Civil, Strasbourg) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-11 |
| Publication date | 1986-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Medical Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-1129 • E-ISSN: 2056-5194 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1986.tb02659.x |
| PMID | 3964579 |
| OpenAlex | W2023491171 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The relationships between the object (person) focus of therapist interpretations and outcome were examined for 21 patients who received short‐term individual psychotherapy. Percentages of single objects and linked objects, e.g. therapist‐parent link, were derived from an analysis of the therapy sessions. Patients, therapists and an independent assessor provided pre‐therapy, post‐therapy and six‐month follow‐up outcome scores. Contrary to other reports in the literature little evidence was found to support the hypothesis of a direct linear relationship between object focus and favourable outcome. Several explanations for the findings are discussed
Focus (optics) · Object (grammar) · Object relations theory · Outcome (game theory) · Psychoanalytic theory · Psychotherapist · Term (time) · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology · Artificial Intelligence · Clinical Psychology · Psychological Testing and Assessment · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1989 - 1992 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |