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[Psychodynamic personality markers of psychotherapists in relation to therapy outcome]
U Hentschel1, C C Bijleveld, G Rudolf
1Abteilung Klinische Gesundheits- und Persönlichkeitspsychologie, Psychologisches Institut Universität Leiden.
Abstract:
In the Berlin psychotherapy study data were collected not only from the patients but also from the therapists. Thus, the influence of personality variables of the therapists on the multidimensionally registered therapy success could be studied. To this end a nonlinear k-sets canonical analysis was applied resulting in a sample-specific optimal scaling. The relationship pattern of the two sets of variables found was satisfactory as regards the internal criteria of the programme as well as its clinical meaningfulness. The results can be used in similar studies for specifying therapist-related hypotheses.
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