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ArticlePsychoanalytic psychotherapy2018

The Process of Change in Ethnic Minority Males Undergoing Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: A detailed comparison of two cases.

Tohar Dolev, Sigal Zilcha-Mano, Harold Chui, Marna S Barrett, Kevin S McCarthy, Jacques P Barber

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Article in Psychoanalytic psychotherapy, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Tohar DolevThe Department of Psychology, University of Haifa.
Sigal Zilcha-ManoThe Department of Psychology, University of Haifa.
Harold ChuiThe Department of Psychology, Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Marna S BarrettDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania.
Kevin S McCarthyDepartment of Psychology, Chestnut Hill College.
Jacques P BarberThe Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Adelphi University.
University of Haifa · ILAdelphi University · USChestnut Hill College · USChinese University of Hong Kong · HKUniversity of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

EFFICACY OF DYNAMIC THERAPY VS SSRI FOR DEPRESSIONR01MH061410 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI BARBER, JACQUES P · 2001 to 2005
$3.3M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH061410
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveBetter understanding of the connection between therapeutic processes and outcomes in minority groups can help design and use culturally-adapted treatments.

methodTo explore the active ingredient in the therapeutic process, the present case study compared two ethnic minority male clients, recruited as part of a randomized controlled trial (RCT), one with a good outcome, the other with a poor one. The 12-item Working Alliance Inventory-Observer (S-WAI-O) coding system was used to capture the process of change, alongside a qualitative analysis of content. The cases were identified based on their change in pre- to post-treatment scores on the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD).

resultsThe findings suggest a rupture-resolution process in the good outcome case, including a process of negotiation of the alliance and work on issues of trust. In contrast, the poor outcome case showed strong and steady alliance, but context analysis pointed to withdrawal ruptures.

conclusionsAlthough it is difficult to generalize from a two-case study analysis, the present work suggests that building and negotiating alliance with minority clients has a potential for treatment success.

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AllianceCase studiesEthnic minority groupsPsychodynamic treatmentRupture resolution processesTherapeutic process

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