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Representations of therapists by patients with personality disorders.
Full Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate attributes of mental representations of therapists by patients with specific personality disorders (PDs), schizotypal (STPD), borderline (BPD), avoidant (AVPD), and obsessive-compulsive (OCPD), and a comparison group with Major Depressive Disorder and no PD (MDD). The Therapist Representation Inventory-II (TRI) measured characteristics of participants' extra-session thoughts about their therapists. Results showed that patients with STPD had the highest level of mental involvement with therapy outside the session, missing their therapists and wishing for friendship, while also feeling aggressive or negative. Patients with BPD exhibited the most difficulty in creating a benign image of the therapist. Variables such as gender, co-occurring Axis I disorders, and amount of individual psychotherapy received were significant covariates for a number of analyses. The importance of understanding the internal dynamics of patients' thoughts about their treatment relationship was underscored.
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Author information
Author/s: Bender, Donna S (DS); Farber, Barry A (BA); Sanislow, Charles A (CA); Dyck, Ingrid R (IR); Geller, Jesse D (JD); Skodol, Andrew E (AE);
Affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, NY, USA.
Grants: R10 MH 50837 (Agency:United States NIMH) ; R10 MH 50839 (Agency:United States NIMH) ; R10 MH 50850 (Agency:United States NIMH)
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Journal: American journal of psychotherapy (Am J Psychother), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2003-; vol 57 (issue 2) : pp 219-36
Dates: Created 2003/06/23; Completed 2003/09/23; Revised 2007/11/14;
PMID: 12817552, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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