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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Pain Management
  • Addiction Medicine

Background:

  • Working alliance is crucial in psychotherapy, particularly for patients with chronic pain and opioid use.
  • Understanding alliance development in this population is vital for effective treatment strategies.
  • Opioid-abusing pain patients face unique challenges impacting therapeutic relationships.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the development of the working alliance between opioid-abusing pain patients and their therapists.
  • To investigate factors influencing alliance formation and its relationship with treatment outcomes.
  • To explore discrepancies in alliance perceptions between patients and therapists.

Main Methods:

  • A cohort of 25 opioid-abusing pain patients received an 8-session intervention combining adherence strategies, psychoeducation, and methadone.
  • Patients and therapists completed the Helping Alliance Questionnaire-II after each session.
  • Analysis focused on alliance development over time and its correlation with treatment goals (adherence, pain, function, substance abuse).

Main Results:

  • Both patients and therapists reported a good working alliance at baseline.
  • Patient-reported alliance significantly increased throughout the treatment, irrespective of addiction severity or outcomes.
  • Therapist-reported alliance improved only for patients without substance abuse comorbidity or those with good outcomes.
  • Alliance scores converged during emotionally focused sessions but diverged during behavior change-focused sessions.

Conclusions:

  • Patient perceptions of working alliance strengthen over time in opioid-abusing pain patients undergoing treatment.
  • Therapist alliance development appears contingent on patient progress and absence of comorbid substance abuse.
  • Divergent alliance scores during behavior change phases may indicate therapist reactions to patient non-adherence or lack of progress.
  • Further research is needed to explore the impact of therapist reactions on patient outcomes.