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  • Psychology
  • Psychotherapy Research
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Patient crying is a common phenomenon in psychotherapy.
  • Its relationship with therapeutic process and outcomes is not well understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between patient crying events (frequency, intensity, duration) and early therapeutic process, alliance, and outcomes.
  • To explore therapist interventions preceding patient crying.

Main Methods:

  • 58 outpatients from a community clinic participated.
  • Intake, assessment feedback, and third sessions were coded for crying events.
  • Patients and therapists completed alliance and session experience measures.

Main Results:

  • More crying events correlated with challenging session process ratings.
  • Crying intensity and duration linked to higher patient and therapist alliance.
  • Crying intensity and duration positively predicted improvements in psychopathology and anxiety symptoms.

Conclusions:

  • The quality (intensity, duration) of patient crying, not just frequency, is associated with therapeutic alliance and outcomes.
  • Affect-focused therapist interventions frequently precede patient crying.
  • Patient crying experiences in psychotherapy are complex and influenced by both quantity and quality.