title: [Aspects of process diagnosis in the psychotherapy of psychosomatic diseases].
abstract: 15 patients with psychosomatic diseases and the phenomenon of alexithymia, together with neurotic patients are treated psychotherapeutically in half-open groups. Contrary to the neurotics the patients show some special features regarding the process diagnostics. In assessing the wished and really experienced nearness to the group members there is a deficient ability to differentiate. During the therapeutic process the intrapsychic tension (EMI - Inventory of Emotionalities) is subject to great fluctuations or doesn't change. The occurrence of fluctuations in the EMI and of greater differentiations in the N-D-Test (Nearness-Distance-Test) suggest a good prognosis. A therapy of psychosomatic patients together with neurotic patients seems to be more effective than the treatment in homogeneous groups.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000628:therapy; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D012929:Psychological Distance; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group
vernacular_title: Aspekte der Prozessdiagnostik bei der Psychotherapie psychosomatischer Erkrankungen.