Patients' own contributions to long-term supportive psychotherapy in schizophrenic disorders.
The paper describes a study based on the Nordic multi-centre research project NIPS. In the Norwegian part, based on one-year screening and sampling of all new schizophrenic cases in a catchment area in Oslo, patients and therapists were interviewed after 2-3 years. Some patients seemed to have played a much more active part in establishing and breaking therapeutic contacts and in setting the terms for the relationship than is usually acknowledged. In the interviews at five-year follow-up, many patients produced viewpoints on their psychotherapeutic experiences that seem to be very important in relation to therapy.
Psykiatrisk klinikk, Gravdal Hospital, Norway, Oslo.
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009664:Norway; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000523:psychology; D010553:Personality Development; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology