ABSTRACT

The present study investigated the treatment effects of focused short-term group analytic psychotherapy and examined whether outcomes were predicted by the client’s psychological mindedness and personality structure as measured by the Operationalized Psychodynamic Diagnosis (OPD). Treatment foci were formulated according to the OPD for 66 student counseling clients across nine groups. Two observers independently rated client psychological mindedness and personality structure. The pre-post Cohen’s d effect sizes were large on the Global Severity Index (GSI) and the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems (IIP-64) and moderate on the Social Adjustment Scale Self Report, including all 66 clients starting treatment. Psychological mindedness significantly predicted two outcomes (GSI, IIP), and personality structure predicted one outcome (GSI). These measures could be helpful when selecting clients for short-term group analytic psychotherapy. We discuss study limitations and implications for future research and practice.

摘要

本研究调查了集中短期团体分析心理治疗的治疗效果，并检查了结果是否可以通过操作化心理动力学诊断（OPD）测量的客户的心理意识和人格结构来预测。根据 OPD 为 9 组的 66 名学生咨询客户制定治疗重点。两名观察员独立评估客户心理意识和人格结构。在全球严重性指数 (GSI) 和人际问题清单 (IIP-64) 上，Cohen 的 d 效应量大，在社会适应量表自我报告中中等，包括所有 66 名客户开始治疗。心理意识显着预测了两种结果（GSI，IIP），人格结构预测了一种结果（GSI）。在选择短期团体分析心理治疗的客户时，这些措施可能会有所帮助。我们讨论了研究的局限性和对未来研究和实践的影响。