2024
Treatment “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 experienceExamination 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 stanceTherapists“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