Intensive Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy (ITAP): A Single-Case Time Series Study
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.12974/2313-1047.2018.05.5Keywords:
ABA design, Brief dynamic therapy, Change effect size, Change interview, CORE-OM, Evidence-based treatments, Mixed qualitative/quantitative design, Psychotherapy outcome, Subjective change, Transactional analysis.Abstract
Intensive Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy (ITAP) integrates Transactional Analysis and brief psychodynamic approaches for the intensification of therapist intervention based on the moment-by-moment analysis of intrapsychic and interpersonal process of the patient. We present a quantitative and qualitative, time series study to evaluate ITAP therapy effectiveness in a single case. Quantitative outcome data were collected using the Clinical Outcome in Routine Evaluation – Outcome Measure, in 3 baseline measures, after each session and in 3 follow-up evaluations. Qualitative data were collected using the Change Interview that allows the documentation of more relevant changes for the patients and a scoring of their relevance. Quantitative results provide evidence of ITAP effectiveness, with very large ES of self-reported change. Qualitative results are consistent with the recovery observed in self-reported measures and confirm that the perception of the patient is consistent in several points with ITAP theory.
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