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[Attachment patterns in psychotherapists].

Henning Schauenburg1, Ulrike Dinger, Anna Buchheim

  • 1Klinik für Psychosomatische und Allgemeine Klinische Medizin, Universität Heidelberg. henning.schauenburg@med.uni-heidelberg

Zeitschrift Fur Psychosomatische Medizin Und Psychotherapie
|December 13, 2006
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Psychotherapists

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Attachment Theory

Context:

  • Therapist characteristics significantly influence psychotherapy outcomes.
  • Attachment styles, reflecting personality aspects, are crucial in understanding therapists.
  • Previous research highlights the importance of personality in therapeutic effectiveness.

Purpose:

  • To investigate the distribution of attachment patterns among psychotherapists.
  • To examine the relationship between therapist attachment styles and their clinical practice.
  • To assess the prevalence of different attachment classifications in a sample of psychodynamically oriented therapists.

Summary:

  • A study of 31 psychodynamically oriented psychotherapists revealed attachment pattern distributions: 45.2% secure, 12.9% insecure-ambivalent, and 22.6% insecure-avoidant.

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  • A significant proportion (mixed-insecure) showed clinical relevance.
  • Insecure attachment correlated with depression, but not interpersonal problems; no links found with gender, experience, or profession.

    • Impact:

    • Findings suggest therapist attachment patterns are clinically relevant and may impact patient outcomes.
    • The distribution of attachment styles among therapists approximates the general population, with a slightly lower secure proportion.
    • Further research will explore "unresolved states of mind" regarding attachment trauma in therapists.