Psychosocial, symptomatic and diagnostic changes with long-term psychodynamic art psychotherapy for personality disorders

Yazarlar

Nurhan Eren, Nazan Emil Öğünç, Vehbi Keser, Sevda Bıkmaz, Doğan Şahin, Bilgin Saydam

Yayın tarihi

2014/9/1

Dergi

The Arts in Psychotherapy

Cilt

41

Sayı

4

Sayfalar

375-385

Yayıncı

Pergamon

Açıklama

In this study, we aimed to investigate the changes in the beginning and termination phases of psychotherapy in terms of psychosocial, symptomatic, diagnostic and personality qualities in patients with personality disorders receiving long term, individual psychodynamic art psychotherapy. This study was conducted with 17 patients at the Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of Psychiatry. Psychosocial and clinical data were collected with a Personal Information Questionnaire, MMPI and DSM-III-R. The overall functioning (GAF) of the patients significantly increased (General: z = −3.631, p < .001), (highest level: z = −3.626, p < .001). There were statistically significant decreases in alcohol use (z = −2.45, p < .05), suicidal ideation (z = −3.00, p < .01), impulsive behaviors (z = −3.74, p < .001), self-mutilative behaviors (z = −2.24, p < .05), psychotic symptoms (z = −2.00, p < .05) and psychotropic medication use (z = −2.71 …