title: The patient-analyst match and the outcome of psychoanalysis: a pilot study.
abstract: This paper presents a pilot study in which we explore the possibility that the match between analyst and analysand is a factor of central importance in the analytic situation. It is an attempt to look at the issue of match across a large number of patients. The data we used were not collected for studying this topic; thus, the study has serious limitations. Nevertheless, certain patterns emerged which support our thesis that patient-analyst match plays a significant role in the outcome of psychoanalysis. We present this work as a first step in developing concepts and methods which will be pursued in a more systematic and rigorous fashion in a later study.
authors.affiliation: Boston Psychoanalytic Institute.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Kantrowitz
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Greenman
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Paolitto
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sashin
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Solomon
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003379:Countertransference; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005619:Freudian Theory; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy; D014167:Transference, Psychology