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Followup in psychoanalysis: clinical and research values.

R S Wallerstein1

  • 1University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco.

Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association
|January 1, 1989
PubMed
Summary

Psychoanalysis historically lacked systematic followup studies. Recent research, like the Menninger project, challenges this, examining followup

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology and Psychoanalysis
  • Psychotherapy Research

Background:

  • Psychoanalysis traditionally lacks systematic outcome and technique evaluation due to theoretical and historical factors.
  • Freud documented post-treatment data, but subsequent analysts largely avoided followup, deeming it unanalytic.
  • Recent studies, including the Menninger Foundation's project, challenge this tradition of eschewing followup.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of routine, planned followup on psychoanalytic treatment.
  • To examine followup's influence on treatment termination, resolution, and the post-treatment period.
  • To analyze patient cooperation with followup inquiries and its effect on continued therapy.

Main Methods:

  • Presents data from the Psychotherapy Research Project of The Menninger Foundation.
  • Focuses on the impact of planned followup on treatment termination and post-treatment adjustment.
  • Discusses patient cooperation, treatment resolution, and the role of followup in subsequent therapy engagement.

Main Results:

  • Followup studies can provide valuable data on treatment outcomes and therapeutic processes.
  • Routine followup impacts treatment termination and resolution, sometimes facilitating, sometimes impeding.
  • Followup interventions play a role in decisions regarding return to formal post-treatment therapy.

Conclusions:

  • Systematic followup is crucial for advancing psychoanalytic theory and technique.
  • Challenging the tradition of avoiding followup can yield significant insights into treatment effectiveness.
  • Planned followup offers valuable data for understanding the long-term impact of psychoanalytic treatment.

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