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[The effectiveness of psychodynamic therapy. A review using criteria of evidence-based medicine]Falk Leichsenring
Klinik für Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie, Von Siebold Str 5, D 37075 Gottingen, Germany
Z Psychosom Med Psychother 48:139-62. 2002..11 (observer-rated measures) for longer term psychodynamic therapy. Although there is evidence of the effectiveness of psychodynamic therapy, further research of specific forms of psychodynamic therapy in specific disorders is necessary...- [The effectiveness of psychoanalytic-interactional therapy in borderline personality disorder: a study of clinical data]Falk Leichsenring
Niedersächsisches Landeskrankenhaus Tiefenbrunn
Z Psychosom Med Psychother 53:129-43. 2007..g. patients with borderline personality disorders, prepsychotic disorders, addictions and perversions... - Psychodynamic psychotherapy for social phobia: a treatment manual based on supportive-expressive therapyFalk Leichsenring
Clinic of Tiefenbrunn, Goettingen, Germany
Bull Menninger Clin 71:56-83. 2007..The treatment manual is presently being used in a large-scale randomized controlled multicenter study comparing short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy in the treatment of social phobia... - Tolerance of ambiguity: text analytic vs self-report measures in two nonclinical groupsFalk Leichsenring
Clinic of Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Giessen, Germany
Percept Mot Skills 104:855-69. 2007..In Study 2, 82 nonclinical subjects (43 women, M age = 34.0 yr.) were tested using the Reis inventory. The results obtained in these subjects are consistent with the hypothe-.. - Cognitive-behavioral therapy and psychodynamic psychotherapy: techniques, efficacy, and indicationsFalk Leichsenring
Clinic of Tiefenbrunn, University of Goettingen, Germany
Am J Psychother 60:233-59. 2006..Psychotherapeutic techniques, major indications, and empirical evidence will be presented. The focus will be on empirically supported models of treatment... - Are psychodynamic and psychoanalytic therapies effective?: A review of empirical dataFalk Leichsenring
Clinic of Tiefenbrunn and University of Gottingen, von Sieboldstr 5, D 37075, Gottingen, Germany
Int J Psychoanal 86:841-68. 2005..Conclusions are drawn for future research... - The Göttingen study of psychoanalytic therapy: first resultsFalk Leichsenring
Clinic of Tiefenbrunn and Clinic of Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Gottingen, von Sieboldstr 5, D 37075 Gottingen, Germany
Int J Psychoanal 86:433-55. 2005..At the end of therapy, 77% of the patients showed clinically significant improvements. In the 1-year follow-up group, this was true for 80%. Further results are presented and discussed... - [Results of inpatient psychiatric and psychotherapeutic treatment of patients with schizophrenia, schizoaffective and other psychotic disorders]Falk Leichsenring
Niedersaechsisches Landeskrankenhaus Tiefenbrunn, Department of Psychotherapy, Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine, D 37124 Rosendorf, Germany
Z Psychosom Med Psychother 51:23-37. 2005..Psychopharmacological treatments are included if necessary. This article reports the results of the treatment of a sample of patients with schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders (ICD-10: F20-F25)... - The efficacy of short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy in specific psychiatric disorders: a meta-analysisFalk Leichsenring
Clinic of Tiefenbrunn, University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany
Arch Gen Psychiatry 61:1208-16. 2004..The efficacy of psychodynamic therapy is controversial. Previous meta-analyses have reported discrepant results... - [The phenomenology and psychodynamics of affects in borderline patients]Falk Leichsenring
Klinik für Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie, Georg August Universitat Gottingen, Von Siebold Str 5, D 37075 Gottingen, Germany
Z Psychosom Med Psychother 50:253-70. 2004..Finally, the role of affects in the treatment of borderline patients is discussed... - Emotions as wishes and beliefsFalk Leichsenring
Clinic for Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Goettingen, Germany
J Pers Assess 79:257-73. 2002..Significant correlations could be demonstrated. These results support the validity of assessing emotions through a lexical content analysis of the HIT by use of the ADU... - [Psychotherapy and evidence-based medicine (EBM)--randomized controlled vs. naturalistic studies: is there only one gold standard?]Falk Leichsenring
Niedersächsisches Landeskrankenhaus Tiefenbrunn und Klinik für Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie, Georg August Universitat Gottingen, Goettingen, Germany
Z Psychosom Med Psychother 50:203-17. 2004..The present article deals with the question as to which kind of evidence is necessary to demonstrate the effectiveness of a psychotherapeutic method... - Quality of depressive experiences in borderline personality disorders: differences between patients with borderline personality disorder and patients with higher levels of personality organizationFalk Leichsenring
Clinic of Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Gottingen, Germany
Bull Menninger Clin 68:9-22. 2004..In the patients with higher levels of personality organization, no such correlations were found. The results are discussed with regard to the understanding of borderline disorders, diagnosis, and therapy... - Borderline personality organization in violent offenders: correlations of identity diffusion and primitive defense mechanisms with antisocial features, neuroticism, and interpersonal problemsFalk Leichsenring
University of Goettingen, Clinic of Tiefenbrunn, Goettingen, Germany
Bull Menninger Clin 67:314-27. 2003..The results are consistent with both object relations theory and attachment theory... - The effectiveness of psychodynamic therapy and cognitive behavior therapy in the treatment of personality disorders: a meta-analysisFalk Leichsenring
Department of Psychosomatics, University of Gottingen, Germany
Am J Psychiatry 160:1223-32. 2003..The authors conducted a meta-analysis to address the effectiveness of psychodynamic therapy and cognitive behavior therapy in the treatment of personality disorders... - [The generalized anxiety disorder--disease pattern, diagnostics and therapy]Falk Leichsenring
Klinik für Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie, Von Siebold Str 5, D 37075 Gottingen, Germany
Z Psychosom Med Psychother 48:235-55. 2002..In this trial, efficacy and mechanisms of change (fearful cognitions vs. Core Conflictual Relationship Theme) in both therapies are being evaluated... 
Interpersonal subtypes and change of interpersonal problems in the treatment of patients with generalized anxiety disorder: a pilot studySimone Salzer
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Georg August University Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany
Psychotherapy (Chic) 48:304-10. 2011..24) and the clusters displayed different changes in the two circumplex axes Dominance and Nurturance. Our study indicates that change of interpersonal problems needs to be specifically analyzed, even within homogenous diagnostic groups...- Long-term effects of short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy and cognitive-behavioural therapy in generalized anxiety disorder: 12-month follow-upSimone Salzer
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Georg August University Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany
Can J Psychiatry 56:503-8. 2011..In this article, long-term stability of these effects will be examined. Effects of CBT and STPP will be compared... - Long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy in complex mental disorders: update of a meta-analysisFalk Leichsenring
Department of Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany
Br J Psychiatry 199:15-22. 2011..Dose-effect relationship data suggest that short-term psychotherapy is insufficient for many patients with chronic distress or personality disorders (complex mental disorders)... - Patterns of interpersonal problems in borderline personality disorderSimone Salzer
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Goettingen, Germany Asklepios Fachklinikum Tiefenbrunn, Germany German Institute for International Educational Research, Germany and Department of Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Giessen, Germany
J Nerv Ment Dis 201:94-8. 2013..Our results stress the impact of interpersonal style on the appearance and treatment of BPD... - Psychodynamic psychotherapy: a systematic review of techniques, indications and empirical evidenceFalk Leichsenring
Clinic of Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany
Psychol Psychother 80:217-28. 2007..Evidence is reviewed for both efficacy and mechanisms of change of short- and moderate-term psychodynamic psychotherapy. Furthermore, results of effectiveness studies of long-term psychoanalytic therapy are reviewed... - The effectiveness of psychoanalytic-interactional psychotherapy in borderline personality disorderFalk Leichsenring
Department of Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Giessen, Germany
Bull Menninger Clin 74:206-18. 2010..The results are discussed with regard to the treatment of severely disordered patients... 
Reduced amygdalar and hippocampal size in adults with generalized social phobiaEva Irle
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Gottingen, Gottingen, Germany
J Psychiatry Neurosci 35:126-31. 2010..Structural and functional brain imaging studies suggest abnormalities of the amygdala and hippocampus in posttraumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder. However, structural brain imaging studies in social phobia are lacking...- Patterns of interpersonal problems and their improvement in depressive and anxious patients treated with psychoanalytic therapySimone Salzer
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Georg August University Goettingen
Bull Menninger Clin 74:283-300. 2010..Psychoanalytic therapy was highly effective for all identified interpersonal subtypes and seems to help patients achieve more satisfactory relationships... - [The relationship between interpersonal subtypes and the modification of interpersonal problems in psychotherapy inpatients]Simone Salzer
Abteilung Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, Universitatsmedizin Gottingen, Von Siebold Str 5, 37075 Gottingen
Z Psychosom Med Psychother 56:191-206. 2010..We examined whether interpersonal subtypes can be found in inpatients, and whether they differ in the modification of interpersonal problems. Furthermore, we examined the impact of subtypes regarding overall outcome... - Effectiveness of long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy: a meta-analysisFalk Leichsenring
Department of Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Giessen, Ludwigstrasse 76, 35392 Giessen, Germany
JAMA 300:1551-65. 2008..The place of long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy (LTPP) within psychiatry is controversial. Convincing outcome research for LTPP has been lacking... - Borderline personality disorderFalk Leichsenring
Department of Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Giessen, Germany
Lancet 377:74-84. 2011..At present, there is no evidence to suggest that one specific form of psychotherapy is more effective than another. Further research is needed on the diagnosis, neurobiology, and treatment of borderline personality disorder... - Randomized controlled versus naturalistic studies: a new research agendaFalk Leichsenring
Clinic of Tiefenbrunn, Clinic of Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Gottingen, Gottingen, Germany
Bull Menninger Clin 68:137-51. 2004..In this article, a proposal is made to define levels of evidence of naturalistic studies. A gold standard for naturalistic studies is proposed... - [The relationship between the experience and success of inpatient psychotherapy treatment among children and adolescents]Carola Cropp
Asklepios Fachklinikum Tiefenbrunn, DE 37124 Rosdorf
Z Kinder Jugendpsychiatr Psychother 36:205-13. 2008..Examined here is the degree to which particular aspects of treatment experience in the inpatient psychotherapy of children and adolescents correlate significantly with the actual success of treatment... - Interpersonal subtypes within generalized anxiety disorderSimone Salzer
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Georg August University Goettingen, Germany
J Pers Assess 90:292-9. 2008..Thus, the assessment of interpersonal problems provides additional diagnostic information covering the heterogeneity of GAD patients. This information could be used for differential indication and individual case formulation in GAD... - [Results of psychoanalytic long-term therapy in specific diagnostic groups: improvement in symptoms and interpersonal relationships]Thorsten Jakobsen
Institut für Psychotherapieforschung und Qualitätssicherung, Heidelberg, Germany
Z Psychosom Med Psychother 53:87-110. 2007..Specifically, the research question addressed the efficacy of long-term therapy in specific diagnostic groups and was was compared with that of a parallel group who underwent shorter-term psychodynamic therapy... - Borderline personality organization and psychopathic traits in nonclinical adolescents: relationships of identity diffusion, primitive defense mechanisms and reality testing with callousness and impulsivity traitsHenri Chabrol
Psychopathology at the University of Toulouse Le Mirail, France
Bull Menninger Clin 70:160-70. 2006.... - Therapist effects on outcome and alliance in inpatient psychotherapyUlrike Dinger
Department of Psychosomatic and General Clinical Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
J Clin Psychol 64:344-54. 2008..The relatively small therapist effect on outcome is attributed to compensatory mechanisms in the specific context of inpatient therapy... - Results of psychodynamically oriented trauma-focused inpatient treatment for women with complex posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and borderline personality disorder (BPD)Ulrich Sachsse
University of Kassel and Psychiatric State Hospital of Lower Saxony Goettingen, Germany
Bull Menninger Clin 70:125-44. 2006..g., general symptom distress, frequency of self-mutilating behavior, number of hospitalizations). The frequency of inpatient treatments (hospitalizations) decreased dramatically (< 10 days annually; effect size: d = 2.88)... - [Social anxieties in a clinical sample]Andreas Dally
Krankenhaus Tiefenbrunn, , Psychiatrie und psychosomatische Medizin des Landes Niedersachsen
Psychother Psychosom Med Psychol 55:169-76. 2005..For this reason, the term social phobia should be replaced by the more appropriate term of social anxiety...