Comparative exploration of narrative processes for better and poorer outcomes for depression

Author:

Banham James A.1,Schweitzer Robert D.1

Affiliation:

1. School of Psychology & Counselling Queensland University of Technology Brisbane Qld Australia

Abstract

AbstractBackgroundContemporary psychotherapy research demonstrates that whilst most clients respond positively to psychological interventions, a small but significant proportion of clients fail to experience the expected benefits of therapy. Although methodologies exist that enable the identification of successful and unsuccessful therapy, we have a limited understanding of the processes associated with these outcomes.AimThis study sought to examine the relationship between therapeutic outcome and therapeutic language.MethodologyTherapeutic outcomes of 42 trainee–therapists who provided psychotherapy to 173 clients were tracked with the OQ‐45.2 over a five‐year period with the view of identifying the client/trainee–therapist dyads with the best and poorest outcomes. The six best outcome and six poorest outcome client/trainee–therapist dyads were identified to examine characteristics of therapeutic conversations associated with better and poorer therapy outcomes. Therapeutic conversations were analysed with the Narrative Process Coding System.FindingsBest outcome client/trainee–therapist dyads demonstrated significant increases in reflexive conversation over the course of psychotherapy. Implications: Examining the practices of best and poorest outcome client/trainee–therapist dyads with objective measures of therapy outcome provides an important first step in understanding how therapeutic language may contribute to the greatest therapeutic improvement or deterioration.

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

Psychiatry and Mental health,Applied Psychology,Clinical Psychology

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