title: Suitability for brief dynamic psychotherapy: psychodynamic variables as predictors of outcome.
abstract: The success rate in predicting symptom change 2 years after brief dynamic psychotherapy increased 20% by adding quality of interpersonal relations from a psychodynamic evaluation interview to DSM-III diagnoses, Axis V and Axis II. The success rate in predicting dynamic change 4 years after therapy increased nearly 40% by adding the same variable. Selection criteria such as circumscribed focus, motivation and involvement in the evaluation interview were shown to be redundant as predictors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Høglend
mesh_terms: D000275:Adjustment Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011336:Probability; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011614:Psychotherapy, Brief; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome