title: Client experience of psychodynamic psychotherapy for bulimia nervosa: an interview study.
abstract: We examined 14 bulimic clients' experiences of individual psychodynamic psychotherapy through semistructured interviews, which were analyzed using qualitative methods. The results showed that the psychodynamic approach was a challenge to most of the clients. Yet, most clients profited from therapy both symptomatically and with regard to interpersonal relations and affect regulation. There were, however, marked differences in the clients' experiences. One subgroup rather quickly felt that the therapy met their needs, another initially felt challenged by the approach and the therapeutic attitude but ultimately succeeded in using this particular kind of therapy. A third group remained predominantly critical of their therapies. The clinical implications and possible explanations of the results are discussed.
authors.affiliation: University Clinic, Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen.
authors.forename: Stig
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-0536-1820
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Poulsen
authors.affiliation: University Clinic, Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen.
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-6812-1867
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lunn
authors.affiliation: University Clinic, Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen.
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sandros
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D052018:Bulimia Nervosa / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D009629:Person-Centered Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods; D010552:Personality Assessment; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D055815:Young Adult