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Abstract
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OBJECTIVE
This study aimed to examine rupture-repair (R-R) episodes in a sample of adult World Trade Center responders (N = 32) who engaged in integrative psychotherapy for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in an outpatient clinic.
Method
Participants rated therapeutic alliance after each session, and presence of R-R episodes was calculated throughout the course of treatment. We predicted that patients who experienced R-R episodes would have significantly better treatment outcomes than those who did not.
Results
ANCOVA analyses indicated that the presence or absence of R-R episodes was not meaningfully related to treatment outcome, with the exception of the Goals & Task domain of alliance, which was meaningfully related to improved outcome.
Conclusions
Attending to disagreements regarding treatment Goals & Task may be uniquely important for individuals with PTSD.
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