AN OPEN DOOR REVIEW OF CLINICAL, CONCEPTUAL, PROCESS AND OUTCOME RESEARCH IN PSYCHOANALYSIS IV
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Core Conflictual Relationship Theme (CCRT) Method
Luborsky, L., & Crits-Christoph, P. (1998). Understanding transference: The core conflictual relationship theme method. (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association Press.
The CCRT is the longest established empirical method for deriving patients' central relationship pattern from clinical material (Luborsky, 1977). The patient's transference is usually inferred from material in treatment sessions and coded in terms of a standardised typology of (a) wishes, (b) anticipated responses from others and (c) responses from the self. The CCRT has good reliability and validity. The CCRT has been widely used to explore the relationship pattern manifested in contexts beyond the therapeutic relationship including dreams and childhood narratives.
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FRAMES
Dahl, H. & Teller, V. (1994). The characteristics, identification and application of FRAMES. Psychotherapy Research, 4, 252-274.
SWAP-200
Lingiardi, V., Shedler, J., & Gazillo, F. (2006). Assessing personality change in psychotherapy with the SWAP-200: A case study. Journal of Personality Assessment, 86, 23-32.
The Therapeutic Cycles Model (TCM) in Psychotherapy Research: Theory and Measurement
Mergenthaler, E. (1996). Emotion-abstraction patterns in verbatim protocols: A new way of describing therapeutic processes. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 64: 1306-1318.
This study aims to provide models of therapeutic processes that prototypically define the interplay of change agents and describe their temporal sequence. It uses computer assisted content analysis tools. The TCM makes use of two change agents, Affective Experiencing and Cognitive Mastery measured as "Emotion Tone" and "Abstraction" in the verbal expressions of patient and therapist in verbatim transcripts. It defines a prototypical cycle of Emotion-Abstraction Patterns which can be compared with real sequences to allow critical moments to be pinpointed. It can be used to analyse both whole therapies and individual sessions.
Mergenthaler, E. (1998). CM -the Cycles Model software. (Version 1.0). Sektion Informatik in der Psychotherapie. Ulm, Germany, Universität Ulm.
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Time Series Study of a Long-term Psychotherapy for Depression
Jones E, Ghannam J, Nigg J & Dyer J (1993) A paradigm for single-case research: The time series study of a long-term psychotherapy for depression. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 61: 381-394