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Change in psychotherapy: a single case study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

D. A. Shapiro and
R. F. Hobson
D. A. Shapiro
Affiliation:
From the Bethlem Royal and Maudsley Hospitals and Institute of Psychiatry, London
R. F. Hobson
Affiliation:
From the Bethlem Royal and Maudsley Hospitals and Institute of Psychiatry, London
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Synopsis

In a single case study of changes during psychotherapy, the patient reported more subjective distress after interviews than before, despite evidence of improvement over six months of a treatment apparently low in ‘therapeutic conditions’. The implications of findings from this and related studies for the psychotherapeutic process are discussed.

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Preliminary communication
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Psychological Medicine , Volume 2 , Issue 3 , August 1972, pp. 312 - 317
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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