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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychotherapy Research

Background:

  • The Munich Attachment and Effectiveness Study investigates psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
  • It examines the relationship between therapeutic processes and treatment outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To illustrate the study design and findings using a single case example.
  • To evaluate the effectiveness of psychoanalytic psychotherapies.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective study design with audio-taped and transcribed therapy sessions.
  • Utilized process measures like the Psychotherapy Process Q-Set (PQS).
  • Employed interviews including Operationalized Psychodynamic Diagnostics (OPD), Heidelberg Structural Change Scale (HSCS), and Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) at six time points.

Main Results:

  • Therapeutic process indicators (e.g., therapist empathy via PQS) correlated with treatment changes.
  • Significant improvements were observed: 5 HSCS problem foci reached 'restructuring' level.
  • Marked changes in Reflective Functioning (RF) and evolving attachment classifications were documented.

Conclusions:

  • The study's instruments effectively assessed change processes in psychotherapy.
  • Diverse theoretical approaches were compatible with the assessment methods used.