Sharp, Lyndsey;
(2022)
Short-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy (STTP) as a treatment for adolescent depression: what can the therapy process tell us about poor outcome as measured by the mood and feelings questionnaire?
Doctoral thesis (Ph.D), UCL (University College London).
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Abstract
We now know that psychodynamic psychotherapy is an effective treatment for a range of mental health problems. Far less however is known about how it works. Whilst there has been much progress in this area in relation to adults, process research regarding children and adolescents has lagged behind. In recent years, there has been some effort to begin to redress this balance. This paper provides an overview of psychotherapy process-outcome studies with adolescents (aged 11-18 years) to date. Results suggest a combination of moderators and mediators impacting therapy process and outcome. These include: the therapeutic relationship; main attachment style at the start of treatment; length of treatment; and therapeutic technique. Themes appear interlinked, suggesting that different aspects of the therapy process cannot be separated, and instead the process is complex and nuanced. Review findings may be beneficial to therapists working with adolescent patients in thinking about the treatment setting, treatment length, and model fidelity.
| Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
|---|---|
| Qualification: | Ph.D |
| Title: | Short-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy (STTP) as a treatment for adolescent depression: what can the therapy process tell us about poor outcome as measured by the mood and feelings questionnaire? |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © The Author 2022. Original content in this thesis is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Any third-party copyright material present remains the property of its respective owner(s) and is licensed under its existing terms. Access may initially be restricted at the author’s request. |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10154662 |
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