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This article proposes that presence is the core contextual factor of therapeutic effectiveness. Presence is defined as a complex mix of appreciative openness, concerted engagement, support, and expressiveness, and it both holds and... more
penultimate draft of Strong, T. (2004). Meaningful moments as collaborative accomplishments: Research from within consultative dialogue. In G. Larner & D. Paré (Eds.) Collaborative Practice in Psychology and Therapy (pp. 213-227).... more
Summary: Giancarlo Trombini presents the continuation of his research on the question of which criteria can be used to assess the progress of therapy in an objectively verifiable way and to make the decision on the completion of therapy.... more
Half a century of theoretical accounts, case histories, and evidence implies perfectionism limits the success of psychotherapy and makes it hard for people to participate in and benefit from close relationships. Likewise, intimate... more
Chapter 16 Meaningful Moments As Collaborative Accomplishments: Research from Within Consultative Dialogue Tom Strong Most often, research data are characterized as a commodity that one" gets" from willing participants. When... more
This study investigated whether different clusters of patients with personality disorders in a psychoanalytic hospitalization-based treatment were associated with: (a) different changes in personality organization (PO); (b) different... more
In 11 brief therapeutic treatments, affective facial behavior of therapists and patients as well as the latter's Core Conflictual Relationship Themes (CCRTs) were investigated and related to treatment outcome. t has been found that... more
Background: This study addressed the temporal properties of personality disorders and their treatment by schema-centered group psychotherapy. It investigated the change mechanisms of psychotherapy using a novel method by which... more