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Transference focused psychotherapy: overview and update.

Otto F Kernberg1, Frank E Yeomans, John F Clarkin

  • 1New York Presbyterian Hospital, 21 Bloomingdale Road, White Plains, New York 10605, USA. okernber@med.cornell.edu

The International Journal of Psycho-Analysis
|June 19, 2008
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This study details a psychoanalytic psychotherapy for severe personality disorders, demonstrating its efficacy through research. The treatment is grounded in object relations theory and compared against other therapies.

Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology
  • Psychotherapy Research

Background:

  • Severe personality disorders present complex treatment challenges.
  • Psychoanalytic object relations theory offers a framework for understanding these disorders.
  • Empirical evidence is crucial for validating psychotherapeutic interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe a specific psychoanalytic psychotherapy for severe personality disorders.
  • To present research establishing the efficacy of this treatment.
  • To differentiate this approach from other psychoanalytic and non-analytic therapies.

Main Methods:

  • The treatment is based on contemporary psychoanalytic object relations theory.
  • Research projects were conducted to gather empirical evidence.

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  • Comparative analysis with alternative treatments was performed.

    • Main Results:

    • Empirical evidence supports the efficacy of the described psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
    • The treatment's technical approach and theoretical foundation are detailed.
    • Indications and contraindications were derived from clinical experience and research.

    Conclusions:

    • The described psychoanalytic psychotherapy is an effective treatment for severe personality disorders.
    • This approach is distinct from standard psychoanalysis and other therapies like dialectical behavior therapy.
    • Clinical experience and research support its specific indications and contraindications.