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Published on: March 8, 2018
[The effectiveness of psychoanalytic-interactional therapy in borderline personality disorder: a study of clinical
Falk Leichsenring1, Oliver Masuhr, Ulrich Jaeger
1Niedersächsisches Landeskrankenhaus Tiefenbrunn. falk.leichsenring@NLKH-Tiefenbrunn.niedersachsen.de
Objectives:
Different methods are available for the psychotherapeutic treatment of patients with severe structural mental disorders. Psychoanalytic-interactional therapy is among those methods which have been clinically proven to be effective for many years. Psychoanalytic-interactional therapy was derived from analytic psychotherapy specifically to allow for the treatment of severely disturbed patients, e.g. patients with borderline personality disorders, prepsychotic disorders, addictions and perversions.
Methods:
In a naturalistic study, the effectiveness of psychoanalytic-interactional therapy was tested in a sample of patients with borderline personality disorders (N = 132). The patients were treated at the Clinic Tiefenbrunn near Goettingen, Germany. Standardized, reliable and valid diagnostic instruments were used to study the treatment effects.
Results:
Psychoanalytic-interactional therapy was found to significantly improve target symptoms, general symptoms, interpersonal problems and life satisfaction.
Discussion:
The results are discussed with regard to the treatment of severely disturbed patients.
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