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Therapists' attachment, patients' interpersonal problems and alliance development over time in inpatient psychotherapy.
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PMID:  22122718     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The focus of this study is the investigation of the relation between patients' interpersonal problems, therapists' attachment representations, and the development of the therapeutic alliance over time. The authors investigated weekly alliance ratings of 281 psychotherapy inpatients, treated by 12 psychotherapists. Alliance quality was measured with the Inpatient Experience Scale. Multilevel regression models showed that patients' interpersonal problems were associated with the level of alliance quality. Therapists' attachment security was not related to alliance development, but higher attachment preoccupation of therapists was associated with lower levels of alliance quality. In addition, an interaction effect between therapists' degree of attachment preoccupation and patients' interpersonal problems explained variations of the alliance development curve over time. Limitations of the study are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved).
Authors:
Ulrike Dinger; Micha Strack; Tilmann Sachsse; Henning Schauenburg
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Psychotherapy (Chicago, Ill.)     Volume:  46     ISSN:  0033-3204     ISO Abbreviation:  Psychotherapy (Chic)     Publication Date:  2009 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-11-29     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2984829R     Medline TA:  Psychotherapy (Chic)     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  277-90     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Clinic for Psychosomatic and General Clinical Medicine.
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