title: Referral to group psychotherapy: a retrospective study on patients' personality features associated with clinicians' judgments.
abstract: This study was designed to explore selected personality features of patients that are associated with clinicians' judgments about whom to refer to dynamic group psychotherapy versus individual therapy. Results suggested that an aspect of patients' adult attachment style, namely level of confidence and level of hostility, may have influenced the clinicians' judgments and decision making about treatment referrals.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy Unit, Scientific Institute H San Raffaele, Milan, Italy. visintini.raffaele@hsr.it
authors.forename: Raffaele
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Visintini
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ubbiali
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Donati
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chiorri
authors.forename: Cesare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maffei
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D008297:Male; D015588:Observer Variation; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D011361:Professional Competence; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires