Attachment, Patient Self-disclosure and Psychotherapy Outcome

This study investigates whether within- and between-patient effects of attachment moderate the association between self-disclosure and psychotherapy outcome.

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Key information

Conditions

Psychotherapy Attachment Self Disclosure Treatment Outcome

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

About this study

Participants are recruited at the University Clinic Heidelberg at the beginning of their (usually) 8-week inpatient treatment. After informed consent, patients routinely fill out weekly questionnaires on attachment, self-disclosure, and symptom severity.

This study is the first to disentangle stable, trait-like (between-person) effects of both attachment and self-disclosure from within-person changes over the course of treatment. The study investigates whether (changes in) attachment moderate the association between (changes in) self-disclosure and psychotherapy outcome.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

patients of at least 18 years of age
treated at the inpatient unit of a hospital for psychosomatic medicine
provided measurements of symptoms, attachment style, and self-disclosure for at least one measurement occasion

Exclusion criteria

bipolar, acute psychotic or substance abuse disorders

Treatment and study plan

Psychotherapy

Other

Patients receive 8 weeks of inpatient psychotherapeutic treatment. Treatment consists of individual and group psychodynamic psychotherapy, as well as an individual combination of art, music, body-oriented and relaxation therapies, which are also carried out in group settings. Treatments is provided by an interdisciplinary team of psychotherapists with a medical or psychology degree, art of music therapists, social workers, physiotherapists and specialist nurses.

Primary outcomes

Symptom Checklist Short Form (SCL-K11)

Time frame: for each participant: weekly assessment for 8 weeks of inpatient psychotherapy. Data will be reported for 7 years of continous study enrollment (2014 - 2021)

Symptom measure

Secondary outcomes

Relationship Questionnaire 2 (RQ-2)

Time frame: for each participant: weekly assessment for 8 weeks of inpatient psychotherapy. Data will be reported for 7 years of continous study enrollment (2014 - 2021)

Attachment measure
Inpatient and day clinic experiences questionnaire (IDES)

Time frame: for each participant: weekly assessment for 8 weeks of inpatient psychotherapy. Data will be reported for 7 years of continous study enrollment (2014 - 2021)

measure of self-disclosure and other treatment factors

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital Heidelberg

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Attachment as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Patient Self-disclosure and Psychotherapy Outcome: Separating Within- From Between-patient Effects

Important dates

Study start: 2015
Primary completion: 2021
Study completion: 2021
First posted: Dec 9, 2021
Registry last updated: Dec 9, 2021

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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