title: The use of the psychological test report in setting the focus of psychotherapy.
abstract: One of the values of psychological testing is the help it can provide in setting the focus of psychotherapy. Especially in long-term treatments, psychotherapists can fail to address certain characteristics of the patient and a poor outcome results. Using three case examples with post-termination follow-up reports, this paper illustrates the potential usefulness of test reports which identify key treatment issues for the psychotherapist.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D004532:Ego; D005260:Female; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D014167:Transference, Psychology