Changes of psychopathological symptom intensity increase during psychotherapy and the psychotherapy outcome

Journal Title: Psychoterapia - Year 2011, Vol 157, Issue 2

Abstract

This article presents results from a qualitative research based on a semi-structured interview method. The interviewees were 12 Polish psychotherapists. The interviewed psychotherapists think that a temporary increase of psychopathological symptoms experienced by the patient during the psychotherapy process is a very universal phenomenon. When one succeeds in its working-thorough, it should have a positive effect on the psychotherapy effectiveness, while symptoms’ plateau can be seen as a sign of stagnation in the psychotherapy process and may have a negative influence on psychotherapy outcome.

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Urszula Mikulska, Rafał Styła

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Urszula Mikulska, Rafał Styła (2011). Changes of psychopathological symptom intensity increase during psychotherapy and the psychotherapy outcome. Psychoterapia, 157(2), 71-82. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-155588