2024
More than Meets the “I”: A Panoramic View of Epistemic Trust in Psychotherapy
Fisher S, Fonagy P, Zilcha-Mano S. More than Meets the “I”: A Panoramic View of Epistemic Trust in Psychotherapy. Psychopathology 2024, 1-14. PMID: 39467536, DOI: 10.1159/000541667.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTherapist's contributionEpistemic trustTherapeutic relationshipState-like changesInterpersonal Functioning ScaleWorking Alliance ScaleState-like componentsAlliance ScalePsychotherapy sessionsAttachment orientationsTrait-likePatient attributesTherapists' useTherapeutic changeTreatment focusPersonal relevanceTherapistsEmpirical supportFunctional scalesTreatment periodPsychotherapyInterpersonalClinical pictureScaleEmpirical implicationsTreatment “non-responders”: the experience of short-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy among depressed adolescents, their parents and therapists
Fiorini G, Khoe Z, Fonagy P, Midgley N. Treatment “non-responders”: the experience of short-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy among depressed adolescents, their parents and therapists. Frontiers In Psychology 2024, 15: 1389833. PMID: 39364088, PMCID: PMC11447700, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1389833.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchShort-term psychoanalytic psychotherapyPsychoanalytic psychotherapyShort-term psychotherapyTreatment non-responseEvidence-based treatmentsDepressed adolescentsPsychotherapyTherapy processShort-term treatmentYoung peopleTherapistsNon-respondersDescriptive-interpretive approachTreatment approachesNegative viewsAdolescentsNon-responseParentsPerspectives of young peopleDepressionPeopleSemi-structured interviewsStudy findingsFindingsPoor experienceAlliance Rupture and Repair in Adolescent Psychotherapy: What Clinicians Can Learn From Research
Cirasola A, Fonagy P, Midgley N. Alliance Rupture and Repair in Adolescent Psychotherapy: What Clinicians Can Learn From Research. Psychotherapy 2024 PMID: 39023966, DOI: 10.1037/pst0000535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescent psychotherapyAlliance rupturesTraining of therapistsYouth psychotherapyTherapeutic alliancePositive allianceStronger allianceAdult therapyTherapeutic relationshipPsychotherapySymptom improvementTherapistsAlliance researchParental involvementAdolescentsRisky behaviorsAge groupsEnhance engagementPromote engagementYouthResistant to treatmentAllianceAlliance formationUnique challengesEngagementExamination of a case of “treatment failure” in long-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy for treatment-resistant depression
Willemsen J, Rost F, Hustinx M, Fonagy P, Taylor D. Examination of a case of “treatment failure” in long-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy for treatment-resistant depression. The International Journal Of Psychoanalysis 2024, 105: 475-495. PMID: 39230487, DOI: 10.1080/00207578.2024.2352827.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment-resistant depressionPsychoanalytic psychotherapyLong-term psychoanalytic psychotherapyLevels of depressionNegative therapeutic reactionExperiences of abandonmentPatients' levels of depressionStructured Clinical AssessmentPost-treatment outcomesTherapeutic relationshipPatterns of repetitionTherapy processTherapeutic reactionDepressionPsychic conflictPsychotherapyInternal worldInner worldClinical assessmentRandomized controlled trialsLack of symbolismDestructive patternsResearch contextInterpretive stanceTherapistsThe Initial Phase
Lemma A, Hepworth M, Fonagy P, Abrahams D, Luyten P. The Initial Phase. 2024, 75-108. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198867470.003.0004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResearch on Psychotherapy Outcomes, Fidelity and Mechanisms of Change in Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy
Lemma A, Hepworth M, Fonagy P, Abrahams D, Luyten P. Research on Psychotherapy Outcomes, Fidelity and Mechanisms of Change in Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy. 2024, 253-276. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198867470.003.0012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDynamic Interpersonal TherapyInterpersonal therapyMeasures of anxietyCompetency Rating ScaleMechanisms of changePsychotherapy outcomePsychodynamic therapyPsychodynamic principlesRating ScaleCompetence ScaleDepressionTherapistsEvidence baseResearch literatureTheoretical assumptionsSymptomatic improvementPsychotherapyAnxietyClinical competenceScaleResearchCompetenceTherapyTrialsInternet-Delivered Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (i-DIT) for Depression and Anxiety
Lemma A, Hepworth M, Fonagy P, Abrahams D, Luyten P. Internet-Delivered Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (i-DIT) for Depression and Anxiety. 2024, 327-346. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198867470.003.0015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvaluating the 20-day Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT) training programme: a mixed methods investigation to identify characteristics associated with successful outcomes of DIT
Khalastchy J, Abrahams D, Saunders R, Fonagy P. Evaluating the 20-day Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT) training programme: a mixed methods investigation to identify characteristics associated with successful outcomes of DIT. Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy 2024, 38: 95-120. DOI: 10.1080/02668734.2024.2340447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDynamic Interpersonal TherapyPatient Health Questionnaire-9Interpersonal therapyPatient-therapist relationshipBaseline Patient Health Questionnaire-9Training programmeAnna Freud CentrePatient outcomesPsychodynamic therapyNovice therapistsTherapists' perspectivesAssociated with successful outcomesSuperordinate themesTherapistsPatient complexityThematic analysisSuccessful outcomesImprovement of patientsReliable recoveryPositive outcomesInvestigate factorsOutcomesTrainingDepressionProgramme“You can’t really have a relationship with them because they just ask you questions”: understanding adolescent dropout – an empirical single case study
Cirasola A, Szegedi D, Fonagy P, Midgley N. “You can’t really have a relationship with them because they just ask you questions”: understanding adolescent dropout – an empirical single case study. Frontiers In Psychology 2024, 15: 1381901. PMID: 38533210, PMCID: PMC10963658, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1381901.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlliance rupturesPsychoanalytic psychotherapyTherapeutic allianceShort-term psychoanalytic psychotherapyYouth psychotherapyHigh dropout ratesTherapeutic relationshipAdolescent dropoutsPsychotherapyLongitudinal frameworkSingle case studySession recordingsAdolescent engagementParental involvementAdolescent involvementEngaging adolescentsDropout ratesAdolescentsParental engagementTherapistsAllianceSporadic attendanceDropoutClinical improvementDepression
2023
Short-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy with depressed adolescents: Comparing in-session interactions in good and poor outcome cases
Fiorini G, Bai Y, Fonagy P, Consortium T, Midgley N. Short-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy with depressed adolescents: Comparing in-session interactions in good and poor outcome cases. Psychotherapy Research 2023, 34: 991-1004. PMID: 37946369, DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2023.2270140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchShort-term psychoanalytic psychotherapyAdolescent Psychotherapy Q-SetPoor outcome casesOutcome casesYoung personMajor depressive disorderExploratory factor analysisDepressive disorderBetter outcomesAdolescent depressionDepressed adolescentsFactor 1Group differencesGood outcome casesFactor 2TherapistsFactor 3Session interactionPsychoanalytic psychotherapyPsychotherapy processPsychotherapy sessionsAdolescentsPersonsSessionsRole of anger