Therapeutic immediacy across long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy: An evidence-based case study

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-40

  Mayotte Blum, Jason ^a   Slavin Mulford, Jenelle ^b   Lehmann, Meaghan ^a   Pesale, Frank ^a   Becker Matero, Nikaya ^a   Hilsenroth, Mark ^a  

^a ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Case study; Psychodynamic psychotherapy; Self disclosure; Therapeutic immediacy; Transference

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFE EVENT; LONG TERM CARE; METHODOLOGY; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF DISCLOSURE; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRUST;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONG-TERM CARE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOANALYTIC THERAPY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF DISCLOSURE; STUDENTS; TRUST;

EID: 84860804638     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026087     Document Type: Article

References (39)

1. Ackerman, S. J., Hilsenroth, M. J., Baity, M. R., & Blagys, M. D. (2000). Interaction of therapeutic process and alliance during psychological assessment. Journal of Personality Assessment, 75, 82-109. doi: 10.1207/S15327752JPA7501_7
2. Alexander, L. B., & Luborsky, L. (1986). The Penn Helping Alliance Scales. In L. S. Greenberg & W. M. Pinsof (Eds.), The psychotherapeutic process: A research handbook (pp. 325-366). New York, NY: Guilford Press.
3. Beck, A. T. (1995). Cognitive therapy: Past, present, and future. In M. J. Mahoney (Ed.), Cognitive and constructive psychotherapies: Theory, research, and practice, (pp. 29-40). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.
4. Clemence, A. J., Hilsenroth, M. J., Ackerman, S. J., Strassle, C. G., & Handler, L. (2005). Facets and perceived progress in psychotherapy: Relationship between patient and therapist perspectives. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 12, 443-454. doi:10.1002/cpp.467
5. Datillio, F. M., Edwards, D. J. H., & Fishman, D. B. (2010). Case studies within a mixed-methods paradigm: Towards a resolution of the alienation between researcher and practitioner in psychotherapy research. Psychotherapy, 47, 427-441. doi:10.1037/a0021181
6. Derogatis, L. (1993). Brief Symptom Inventory. Minneapolis, MN: National Computer Systems.
7. Edwards, D. W., Yarvis, R. M., Mueller, D. P., Zingale, H. C., & Wagman, W. J. (1978). Test-taking and the stability of adjustment scales: Can we assess patient deterioration? Evaluation Quarterly, 2, 275-292. doi: 10.1177/0193841X7800200206
8. Freud, S. (1912). The dynamics of transference. In J. Strachey (Ed. & Trans.), The standard edition of the complete psychological works of Sigmund Freud Volume XII (1911-1913): The case of Schreber, papers on techniques and other works (pp. 97-108). London, England: Hogarth Press.
9. Gaston, L. (1991). Reliability and criterion-related validity of the California Psychotherapy Alliance Scales-Patient version. Psychological Assessment, 3, 68-74. doi:10.1037/1040-3590.3.1.68
10. Hatcher, R. L., & Barends, A. W. (1996). Patients' view of the alliance in psychotherapy: Exploratory factor analysis of three alliance measures. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 64, 1326-1336. doi: 10.1037/0022-006X.64.6.1326
11. Hatcher, R. L., Barends, A., Hansell, J., & Gutfreund, M. J. (1995). Patients' and therapists' shared and unique views of the therapeutic alliance: An investigation using confirmatory factor analysis in a nested design. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 63, 636-643. doi:10.1037/0022-006X.63.4.636
12. Hill, C. E. (2004). Immediacy. In C. Hill (Ed.), Helping skills: Facilitating exploration, insight, and action (2nd ed., pp. 283-297). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. doi:10.1037/10624-000
13. Hill, C. E., & Knox, S. (2009). Processing the therapeutic relationship. Psychotherapy Research, 19, 13-29. doi:10.1080/10503300802621206
14. Hill, C., Knox, S., Thompson, B., Williams, E., Hess, S., & Ladany, N. (2005). Consensual qualitative research: An update. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 52, 196-205. doi:10.1037/0022-0167.52.2.196
15. Hill, C. E., Sim, W., Spangler, P., Stahl, J., Sullivan, C., & Teyber, E. (2008). Therapist immediacy in brief psychotherapy: Case study II. Psychotherapy, 45, 3, 298-315. doi:10.1037/a0013306
16. Hill, C. E., Thompson, B. J., & Williams, E. N. (1997). A guide to conducting consensual qualitative research. Counseling Psychologist, 25, 517-572. doi:10.1177/0011000097254001
17. Høglend, P., Amlo, S., Marble, A., Bøgwald, K.-P., Sørbye, ø., Sjaastad, M. C., & Heyerdahl, O. (2006). Analysis of the patient-therapist relationship in dynamic psychotherapy: An experimental study of transference interpretations. American Journal of Psychiatry, 163, 1739-1746. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.163.10.1739
18. Høglend, P., Johansson, P., Marble, A., Bøgwald, K.-P., & Amlo, S., (2007). Moderators of the effects of transference interpretations in brief dynamic psychotherapy. Psychotherapy Research, 17, 162-174. doi: 10.1080/10503300701194206
19. Horowitz, L., Alden, L., Wiggins, J., & Pincus, A. (2000). Inventory of Interpersonal Problems. San Antonio, TX: The Psychological Corporation.
20. Horowitz, L. M., Rosenberg, S. E., Baer, B. A., Ureño, G., & Villaseñor, V. S. (1988). Inventory of Interpersonal Problems: Psychometric properties and clinical applications. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 56, 885-892. doi:10.1037/0022-006X.56.6.885
21. Horvath, A. O., & Greenberg, L. S. (1986). The development of the Working Alliance Inventory. In L. S. Greenberg & W. M. Pinsof (Eds.), The psychotherapeutic process: A research handbook (pp. 529-56). New York, NY: Guilford Press.
22. Kasper, L., Hill, C. E., & Kivlighan, D. M., Jr. (2008). Therapist immediacy in brief psychotherapy: Case study I. Psychotherapy, 45, 281-297. doi:10.1037/a0013305
23. Kuutmann, K., & Hilsenroth, M. (2011). Exploring in-session focus on the patient-therapist relationship: Patient characteristics, process and outcome. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy. doi:10.1002/cpp.743
24. Luborsky, L. (1984). Principles of psychoanalytic psychotherapy: A manual for supportive-expressive treatment. New York, NY: Basic Books.
25. McCullough, L., Kuhn, N., Andrews, S., Kaplan, S., Wolf, J., & Hurley, C. L. (2003). Treating affect phobia: A manual for short-term dynamic psychotherapy. New York, NY: Guilford Press.
26. Muran, J. C., Safran, J. D., Gorman, B., Samstag, L. W., Eubanks-Carter, C., & Winston, A. (2009). The relationship of early alliance ruptures and their resolution to process and outcome in three time-limited psychotherapies for personality disorders. Psychotherapy, 46, 233-248. doi: 10.1037/a0016085
27. Norcross, J. C. (Ed.). (2011). Psychotherapy relationships that work: Evidence-based responsiveness (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199737208.001.0001
28. Ryum, T., Stiles, T., Svartberg, M., & McCullough, L. (2010). The role of transference work, the therapeutic alliance, and their interaction in reducing interpersonal problems among psychotherapy patients with Cluster C personality disorders. Psychotherapy Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 47, 442-453. doi:10.1037/a0021183
29. Safran, J. D., & Muran, J. C. (2000). Negotiating the therapeutic alliance: A relational treatment guide. New York, NY: Guilford Press.
30. Shine, L., & Westacott, M. (2010). Reformulation in cognitive analytic therapy: Effects on the working alliance and the client's perspective on change. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 83, 161-177.
31. Stiles, W. B. (2007). Theory-building case studies of counseling and psychotherapy. Counseling and Psychotherapy Research, 7, 122-127. doi:10.1080/14733140701356742
32. Stiles, W. B. (2009). Logical operations in theory-building case studies. Pragmatic Case Studies in Psychotherapy, 5, 9-22.
33. Stiles, W. B., Reynolds, S., Hardy, G. E., Rees, A., Barkham, M., & Shapiro. D. A. (1994). Evaluation and description of psychotherapy sessions by clients using the Session Evaluation Questionnaire and the Session Impacts Scale. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 41, 175-185. doi:10.1037/0022-0167.41.2.175
34. Stiles, W. B., & Snow, J. S. (1984). Counseling session impact as viewed by novice counselors and their clients. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 31, 3-12. doi:10.1037/0022-0167.31.1.3
35. Strupp, H. H., & Binder, J. L. (1984). Psychotherapy in a new key: A guide to time-limited dynamic psychotherapy. New York, NY: Basic Books.
36. Wachtel, P. L. (1993). Therapeutic communication: Principles and effective practice. New York, NY: Guilford Press.
37. Wachtel, P. L. (2008). Relational theory and the practice of psychotherapy. New York, NY: Guilford Press.
38. Weissman, M. M., & Bothwell, S. (1976). Assessment of social adjustment by patient self-report. Archives of General Psychiatry, 33(9), 1111- 1115.
39. Weissman, M. M., Prusoff, B. A., Thompson, W. D., Harding, P. S., & Myers, J. K. (1978). Social adjustment by self-report in a community sample and in psychiatric outpatients. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 166, 317-326. doi:10.1097/00005053-197805000-00002