Vol. 28 No. 3 (2025) | Research in Psychotherapy: Psychopathology, Process and Outcome

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Vol. 28 No. 3 (2025)

Published: 31 December 2025

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Effect of defense mechanisms on the longitudinal development of interpersonal problems during outpatient therapy

Jonas Schmitt, Matthias Volz, Cord Benecke

https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.878

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Professional burnout in therapists working with LGBTQ+ patients: associations with defenses and reflective functioning

Gianluca Cruciani, Jacopo Tracchegiani, Maria Quintigliano, Selene Mezzalira, Cristiano Scandurra, Nicola Carone

https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.880

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Defense mechanisms and social mentalities in grandiose narcissism: an empirical investigation

Annalisa Tanzilli, Marianna Liotti, Davide Guarino, Gabriele Lo Buglio, Francesco Dentale, Michele Vecchione, Vittorio Lingiardi

https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.882

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The relationship between overall defensive functioning and the Personality Assessment Inventory borderline and treatment outcome scales

Laura A. Richardson, John H. Porcerelli, Michelle Stein, Brynn DeLorenzo, Christina Massey, Emma Lindquist, Sarah McNamee, Mark Blais

https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.883

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Applying the Defense Mechanisms Rating Scales Q-sort to assess patients’ level of overall defensive functioning in interview data: validity and reliability

Mariagrazia Di Giuseppe, John Porcerelli, Alissa Huth-Bocks, Katie Aafjes-van Doorn

https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.884

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Change and sustained recovery in defense mechanisms and depression in a pilot study of antidepressant medications plus up to 18 months of psychotherapy for recurrent major depression

John Christopher Perry, Claire J. Starrs, Trent Semeniuk, Elisabeth Banon, Ruta Westreich

https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.885

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Reviews

It takes two to tango: a qualitative meta-synthesis on processes of psychotherapy dropout from the Single Case Archive

Liza Notaerts, Melissa De Smet, Martin Finn, Kimberly Van Nieuwenhove, Vicky Hennissen, Reitske Meganck

https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.876

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The relationship between defense mechanisms and attachment: a narrative review

Rose Howell, Vera Békés

https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.879

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Clinical applications of the Defense Mechanisms Rating Scale-Self-Report-30: a systematic review of the first five years

Gabriella Martino, Orlando Silvestro, Emanuele M. Merlo, Carmelo M. Vicario, Alessandro Meduri, Gianluca Lo Coco

https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.881

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Perspectives

Revisiting defense mechanisms in contemporary clinical practice: evidence and perspectives

Vittorio Lingiardi, Fabio Madeddu

https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.877

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