Brief Psychotherapy Research Program, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, New York, USA.
Derner School of Psychology, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York, USA.
Clin Psychol Psychother. 2022 Jan;29(1):339-350. doi: 10.1002/cpp.2606. Epub 2021 May 7.
This study aimed to determine how control charts-a form of time-series line graphs-can be implemented in psychotherapy research to indirectly identify probable rupture-repair episodes that are associated with psychotherapy outcome. There is no current standard in psychotherapy research with regard to how to use control charts to identify rupture-repair events. Control charts were generated for each patient (N = 73) using patient-rated Working Alliance Inventory (WAI) scores obtained at the end of every session in a 30-session therapy protocol of either brief relational therapy (BRT) or cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). Empirically derived cut-off points were used to identify rupture and repair based on each dyad's control chart. Coded rupture-repair episodes were correlated with outcome measures to assess for their relationships. The results of these analyses provide preliminary support for the utility of control charts in psychotherapy research for the indirect identification of probable rupture repair events that are associated with psychotherapy outcome.
本研究旨在确定控制图（一种时间序列折线图形式）如何在心理治疗研究中实施，以间接识别与心理治疗结果相关的可能的破裂-修复事件。目前，心理治疗研究中尚无关于如何使用控制图来识别破裂-修复事件的标准。使用每个患者（N=73）在 30 次治疗方案结束时的工作联盟量表（WAI）评分生成控制图，该方案为简短关系治疗（BRT）或认知行为治疗（CBT）。根据每个对偶控制图，使用经验得出的截断点来识别破裂和修复。将编码的破裂-修复事件与结果测量相关联，以评估它们之间的关系。这些分析的结果初步支持了控制图在心理治疗研究中的实用性，可用于间接识别与心理治疗结果相关的可能的破裂-修复事件。
