title: Therapist-patient relationship in treatment of chronic schizophrenic patients.
abstract: Long-term hospitalized schizophrenic patients of a whole chronic unit of a psychiatric hospital were exposed during a six-months period to a psycho-therapeutically approach of active engagement of the therapist that best can be described as "good enough mother" (Winnicot) approach or a creation of primary identification (Freeman). The effect of the treatment with special attention to the therapist-patient relationship was measured by specially designed bi-polar scale. Statistically significant differences were found on every measured quality. The research suggests that the relationship therapist-patient based on the basic trust influences the outcome of the illness.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric Hospital Vrapce, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ivezić
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ljubimir
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Urlić
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003142:Communication; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008875:Middle Aged; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D013811:Psychotherapeutic Processes; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy*