American Journal of Psychotherapy · 1984 · 153 citations · 0 references
PsychotherapySeventy-eight Borderline PatientsMental HealthRetrospective AssessmentsSocial SciencesBorderline PatientsPsychologyPersonality DisorderExperienced TherapistsClinical PsychologyTherapeutic RelationshipCognitive TherapyPsychoanalytic PsychotherapyTherapy OutcomesPsychiatryOutcomes ResearchClinical PsychiatryIndividual TherapyTreatment GoalMedicinePsychopathology
Retrospective assessments of the type and outcome of psychotherapy with seventy-eight borderline patients were obtained from eleven experienced therapists. Differences in outcome based on length and type of treatment and amount of previous treatment, and differences in patterns of termination were reported and discussed.