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  • Examining the factor structure of the 40-item Defense Style Questionnaire among adults with depression: an individual participant data meta-analysis

    Frederik J. Wienicke, William J. Burk, Erkki Heinonen, Olavi Lindfors, Tommi Härkänen, Paul Knekt, Sampo Sarvasmaa, Luciano Dias de Mattos Souza, Karen Jansen, Ricardo Azevedo da Silva, Érico Nobre dos Santos, Jack J. M. Dekker, Jaap Peen, Henricus L. Van, John Christopher Perry, William M. van der Veld, Ednei Soares, Jan Spijker, Ellen Driessen
    2026-02-16
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2026.887
    2091
    PDF: 808
    SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: 139
    SUPPLEMENTARY R MARKDOWN: 67
    HTML: 228
  • Effect of defense mechanisms on the longitudinal development of interpersonal problems during outpatient therapy

    Jonas Schmitt, Matthias Volz, Cord Benecke
    2025-12-31
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.878
    2078
    PDF: 904
    SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: 227
    HTML: 84
  • A proposed conceptualization of therapeutic competence: the three level model

    Christine Koddebusch, Christiane Hermann
    2018-04-12
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2018.286
    3890
    PDF: 1895
    HTML: 1131
  • Developing a prototype for relationship therapy psychoanalysis: an empirical study with the Psychotherapy Process Q-set

    Laura Bonalume, Laura Corbelli, Mattia Ferro, Anna Lisa Mazzoleni, Maria Pia Roggero
    2023-03-24
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2023.674
    2523
    PDF: 816
    HTML: 32
  • Development and preliminary validation of the Clinician Affective REsponse (CARE) scale

    Alberto Stefana, Paolo Fusar-Poli, Joshua Langfus, Eduard Vieta, Eric Youngstrom
    2024-03-21
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2024.736
    2403
    PDF: 1171
    APPENDIX: 311
    SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS: 289
    HTML: 52
  • Reliability and factorial validity of long and brief versions of the inventory of personality organization in a Latvian sample

    Aija de Starceva-Apele, Malgozata Rascevska
    2022-06-30
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2022.606
    3065
    PDF: 1536
    HTML: 170
  • The associations between interoceptive awareness, emotion regulation, acceptance, and well-being in patients receiving multicomponent treatment: a dynamic panel network model

    Adam Klocek, Tomáš Řiháček
    2023-07-26
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2023.659
    3420
    PDF: 1195
    Supplementary Material: 323
    HTML: 173
  • Exploration of psychometric properties of the Italian version of the Core Young Person’s Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation (YP-CORE)

    Rosalba Di Biase; Chris Evans, Daniela Rebecchi, Flavia Baccari, Anna Saltini, Elena Bravi, Gaspare Palmieri, Fabrizio Starace
    2021-08-24
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2021.554
    4127
    PDF: 1032
    HTML: 126
  • Listado de síntomas breve (short checklist of symptoms) in Argentinean adults: psychometric study of its main clinical scales

    Guadalupe de la Iglesia, Juliana Beatriz Stover, Mercedes Fernàndez Liporace, Alejandro Castro Solano
    2016-04-18
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2016.179
    2226
    PDF: 1251
    HTML: 674
  • Impairment in personality functioning predicts young adult suicidal ideation and suicide attempt above and beyond depressive symptoms

    Kiran Boone, Kennedy M. Balzen, Carla Sharp
    2024-12-31
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2024.814
    2030
    PDF: 682
    SUPPLEMENTARY: 158
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  • The catcher in the mind: validation of the brief-mentalized affectivity scale for adolescents in the Italian population

    Marianna Liotti, Alice Fiorini Bincoletto, Fabiola Bizzi, Marta Tironi, Simone Charpentier Mora, Donatella Cavanna, Guido Giovanardi, Elliot Jurist, Anna Maria Speranza, Vittorio Lingiardi, Annalisa Tanzilli
    2023-12-31
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2023.709
    3067
    PDF: 1037
    HTML: 77
  • “Trust me, do not trust anyone”: how epistemic mistrust and credulity are associated with conspiracy mentality

    Felix Brauner, Peter Fonagy, Chloe Campbell, Julia Griem, Timo Storck, Tobias Nolte
    2023-12-28
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2023.705
    5351
    PDF: 1728
    HTML: 235
  • Introducing the QACP: development and preliminary validation of an instrument to measure psychotherapist’s core competencies

    Michele Settanni, Monica Bronzini, Giuseppe Carzedda, Giuseppe Godino, Maria Luisa Manca, Luisa Martini, Gianluca Provvedi, Francesco Quilghini, Alberto Zucconi, Gianni Francesetti
    2022-08-01
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2022.599
    3838
    PDF: 1301
    HTML: 202
  • Holding the treatment frame: borderline features, personality functioning, and psychotherapy dropout in a youth mental health service

    Francesca De Salve, Chiara Rossi, Osmano Oasi, Lara Malvini, Maria Meliante, Mauro Percudani, Irene Messina
    2026-04-30
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2026.893
    1278
    PDF: 492
    HTML: 176
  • The Italian version of the Depressive Experiences Questionnaire: psychometric properties and validation in students, community, and clinical groups

    Giorgio Falgares, Sandro De Santis, Salvatore Gullo, Danilo Carrozzino, Daniela Marchetti, Maria Cristina Verrocchio, Gianluca Lo Coco, Daniel Kopala-Sibley, Osmano Oasi
    2017-04-13
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2017.227
    3121
    PDF: 2275
    APPENDIX: 457
    HTML: 450
  • Self-assessment of patterns of subjective experience: development and psychometric study of the States of Mind Questionnaire

    Bruno Faustino, António Branco Vasco, Giancarlo Dimaggio, Ana Nunes da Silva; Sophie Seromenho
    2021-01-20
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2020.465
    2429
    PDF: 944
    HTML: 30
  • The relationship between epistemic stance, mentalizing, paranoid distress and conspiracy mentality: an empirical investigation

    Sophie Hauschild, Lea A. Kasper, Anna Berning, Svenja Taubner
    2023-12-28
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2023.706
    2464
    PDF: 941
    HTML: 91
  • Validation of the client satisfaction questionnaire: a pilot psychometric analysis in Portuguese routine practice

    Sara Silva, Isabel Basto, João Salgado, Carla Cunha
    2023-07-27
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2023.687
    3632
    PDF: 1403
    HTML: 105
  • Facets of the psychotherapy relationship: a metaphorical approach

    Tomáš Řiháček, Jan Roubal, Katarína Motalová
    2021-01-14
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2020.468
    2346
    PDF: 891
    HTML: 49
  • Something has sort of opened up for me: psychology students’ reflections after participating in an apprenticeship training model

    Nina Jakhelln Laugen, Torun Grøtte, Truls Ryum, Patrick A. Vogel, Heidi Brattland, Katrine Høyer Holgersen
    2024-08-27
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2024.794
    3123
    PDF: 686
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  • Models of practice and training in psychotherapy: cross-national perspectives from Italy and Canada

    Victoria Klimkowski, Sofia McRae, Alexia Blick, Laurence Beaulieu, J. Reese S. Handley, Anara A. Hopley, Caroline A. Hyde, Devika M. Jain, Sylvia Kolodziejczyk, Josiane Laliberté, Alexa Lévesque, Lara M. Masri, Anya M. Monet, Reagan S. Nediu, Rachel Valihrach, Giorgio Tasca
    2024-03-14
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2024.732
    2617
    PDF: 1048
    Supplementary Material: 328
    HTML: 68
  • The efficacy of transdiagnostic cognitive behavioural therapy on reducing negative affect, anxiety sensitivity and improving perceived control in children with emotional disorders - a randomized controlled trial

    Elham Qanbari Alaee, Omid Saed, Sahel Khakpoor, Reza Ahmadi, Mahsa Ali Mohammadi, Majid Yoosefi Afrashteh, Zekrolah Morovati
    2022-05-09
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2022.588
    4008
    PDF: 1430
    HTML: 123
  • Relational skills and self-awareness outcomes in psychotherapy trainees

    Elitsa Tilkidzhieva, Salvatore Gullo, Jutta Fiegl, Andrea Jesser, Omar Carlo Gioacchino Gelo
    2026-08-31
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2026.898
    115
    PDF: 69
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  • Are we on the same page? Examining client-therapist alliance congruence and psychological well-being

    John Robert Rilveria
    2026-07-31
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2026.896
    333
    PDF: 240
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  • Are there gender and age differences in the effect of coping strategies on suicidal ideation among adolescents? The mediating role of emotional intelligence

    Anyerson Stiths Gómez-Tabares, Jorge Emiro Restrepo
    2025-07-31
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.843
    1703
    PDF: 968
    HTML: 28
  • Childhood emotional maltreatment and internalizing problems in a non-clinical sample of adolescents: a moderated-mediation model of insecure anxious attachment style and gender

    Giorgio Falgares, Giulia Costanzo, Giovanna Manna, Dorian A. Lamis
    2024-06-24
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2024.745
    3613
    PDF: 1277
    HTML: 57
  • In-session emotional experiencing in brief psychotherapy conducted by trainee psychologists: process, alliance, and the role of therapist persuasiveness

    Andreia Soares, Laura Ladislau, Ana Aleixo, João M. Santos, Daniel Sousa
    2026-04-29
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2026.891
    1126
    PDF: 471
    SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: 86
    HTML: 188
  • Parental criticism, self-criticism and their relation to depressive mood: an exploratory study among a non-clinical population

    Chiara Manfredi, Gabriele Caselli, Federica Pescini, Martina Rossi, Daniela Rebecchi, Giovanni Maria Ruggiero, Sandra Sassaroli
    2016-04-18
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2016.178
    5514
    PDF: 2197
    HTML: 2736
  • Psychological adaptation and health-related quality of life in inflammatory bowel disease: a 5-year follow-up study

    Gabriella Martino, Emanuele M. Merlo, Carmelo M. Vicario, Federica Bellone, Clara De Francesco, Ulla Feldt-Rasmussen, Antonino Catalano, Walter Fries, Orlando Silvestro
    2026-08-27
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2026.900
    173
    PDF: 124
    SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: 34
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  • The interplay of mentalization and epistemic trust: a protective mechanism against emotional dysregulation in adolescent internalizing symptoms

    Laura Parolin, Alberto Milesi, Giovanni Comelli, Francesca Locati
    2023-12-31
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2023.707
    4673
    PDF: 1520
    HTML: 122
  • How secure is the secure base? Romantic attachment, emotion regulation, and psychotherapists’ role as secure base figures

    Helena Carvalho, Gil Nata, Paula Mena Matos
    2024-04-22
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2024.733
    2887
    PDF: 1283
    HTML: 48
  • Assessing therapist and clinician competency in parent-infant psychotherapy: The REARING coding system (RCS) for the group attachment based intervention (GABI)

    Kelsey Armusewicz, Miriam Steele, Howard Steele, Anne Murphy
    2022-03-01
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2022.562
    3644
    PDF: 1123
    HTML: 53
  • Beyond the outcomes: generic change indicators in a video-feedback intervention with a depressed mother and her baby: a single case study

    Catalina Sieverson, Marcia Olhaberry, Javiera Duarte, Javier Morán-Kneer, Stefanella Costa, M. José León, Sofía Valenzuela, Fanny Leyton, Carolina Honorato, Antonia Muzard
    2022-03-04
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2022.584
    4365
    PDF: 976
    HTML: 39
  • Therapeutic interventions in intimate partner violence: an overview

    Valeria Condino, Annalisa Tanzilli, Anna Maria Speranza, Vittorio Lingiardi
    2016-11-07
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2016.241
    23777
    PDF: 6956
    HTML: 60185
  • Suicidality and self-compassion in patients with major depressive disorder: the mediating role of the avoidant attachment type

    Vasiliki Yotsidi, Charis Ntakolia, Ioanna Rannou , Pilios-Dimitris Stavrou, Panagiotis Ferentinos, Athanasios Douzenis, Nikolaos Smyrnis, Efthimia Gavriilidou, Rossetos Gournellis
    2024-12-16
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2024.826
    3604
    PDF: 949
    SUPPLEMENTARY: 245
    HTML: 55
  • Group climate, cohesion and curative climate. A study on the common factors in group process and their relation with members attachment dimensions

    Salvatore Gullo, Gianluca Lo Coco, Carla Di Fratello, Francesca Giannone, Giuseppe Mannino, Gary Burlingame
    2015-03-11
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2015.160
    6306
    PDF: 4812
  • Different epistemic stances for different traumatic experiences: implications for mentalization

    Ilaria Maria Antonietta Benzi, Nicola Carone, Laura Parolin, Gabriel Martin-Gagnon, Karin Ensink, Andrea Fontana
    2023-12-20
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2023.708
    3467
    PDF: 1497
    Supplementary Material: 239
    HTML: 80
  • Family dynamics. An exploration of parental sensitivity and depressive symptoms among mothers and fathers of toddlers

    Antonia Muzard, Marcia Olhaberry, Nina Immel, Javier Moran-Kneer
    2021-12-20
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2021.551
    3652
    PDF: 1056
    HTML: 54
  • The role of suicidal motivations in adolescence: implications for the psychotherapeutic treatment of suicidal risk

    Maria Pia Casini, Marta Moselli, Alice Wisniewski, Riccardo Williams
    2024-12-04
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2024.833
    2759
    PDF: 599
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  • Personal therapeutic approach in Gestalt therapists working with clients suffering from medically unexplained psychosomatic symptoms

    Jan Roubal, Roman Hytych, Michal Čevelíček, Tomáš Řiháček
    2021-12-20
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2021.535
    9269
    PDF: 2175
    Appendix: 240
    HTML: 99
  • The effectiveness of short-term dynamic/interpersonal group therapy on perfectionism; assessment of anxiety, depression and interpersonal problems

    Shirzad Babaei, Mahmood Dehghani, Fahimeh Fathali Lavasani, Ahmad Ashouri, Leila Mohamadi
    2022-12-29
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2022.656
    3348
    PDF: 1373
    HTML: 81
  • Assessing personality change with Blatt's anaclitic and introjective configurations and Shedler-Westen Assessment Procedure profiles: two case studies in psychodynamic treatment

    Osmano Oasi, Laura Buonarrivo, Alberto Codazzi, Margherita Passalacqua, Gio Matteo Risso Ricci, Francesca Straccamore, Roberto Bezzi
    2017-04-19
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2017.231
    2998
    PDF: 1248
    HTML: 864
  • Interpersonal emotion regulation questionnaire: psychometric properties of the Italian version and associations with psychopathology

    Irene Messina, Pietro Spataro, Alessandro Grecucci, Danielle M. Moskow, Cristina Marogna, Stefan G. Hofmann
    2022-08-24
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2022.616
    4967
    PDF: 2707
    Appendix: 615
    HTML: 509
  • When and for whom do psychodynamic therapists use guided imagery? Explicating practitioners’ tacit knowledge

    Jule Bauckhage, Christian Sell
    2021-12-20
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2021.577
    3484
    PDF: 1314
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  • Effectiveness of and processes related to internet-delivered acceptance and commitment therapy for adolescents with anxiety disorders: a randomized controlled trial

    Linnea Nissling, Sandra Weineland, Kristofer Vernmark, Ella Radvogin, Anna-Karin Engström, Sara Schmidt, Eva Nieto Granberg, Elin Larsson, Timo Hursti
    2023-07-04
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2023.681
    4762
    PDF: 1964
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  • Validation and psychometric properties of the Italian version of the Power Behavioural System Scale

    Sara Salzano, Isa Zappullo, Vincenzo Paolo Senese, Massimiliano Conson, Carmela Finelli, Mario Mikulincer, Phillip R. Shaver
    2023-02-03
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2023.617
    2636
    PDF: 889
    Appendix: 297
    HTML: 55
  • The relationship among attachment styles, interpersonal needs, and suicidal ideation in patients with psychiatric disorders

    Salvatore Sarubbi, Elena Rogante, Denise Erbuto, Monica Migliorati, Isabella Berardelli, Marco Innamorati, Maurizio Pompili
    2024-12-30
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2024.785
    3198
    PDF: 647
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  • Rate of speech and emotional-cognitive regulation in the psychotherapeutic process: a pilot study

    Marco Tonti, Omar C.G. Gelo
    2016-10-19
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2016.232
    2575
    PDF: 1157
    HTML: 900
  • Attachment insecurity predicts outcomes in an ACT-CBT group therapy for adults in a physical rehabilitation centre

    Danijela Maras, Louise Balfour, Monique Lefebvre, Giorgio A. Tasca
    2022-09-01
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2022.634
    4930
    PDF: 1105
    Appendix: 252
    HTML: 50
  • Patient personality characteristics and therapeutic integration: treating borderline personality and emotionally dysregulated-dysphoric personality features

    Saryn R. Levy, Mark J. Hilsenroth, Francine Conway, Jesse Owen
    2022-06-30
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2022.611
    3170
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    HTML: 172
  • Alexithymia and emotional processing: a longitudinal mixed methods research

    Ana Nunes da Silva, Antònio Branco Vasco, Jeanne C. Watson
    2018-04-12
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2018.292
    3293
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    HTML: 1186
  • The real relationship: the Portuguese version of the Real Relationship Inventory-Client form

    Pedro Rodrigues Ribeiro, David Dias Neto
    2023-07-05
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2023.678
    2708
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  • Negative and positive ageism in an Italian sample: how ageist beliefs relate to epistemic trust, psychological distress, and well-being

    Alice Fiorini Bincoletto, Ludovica Zanini, Grazia Fernanda Spitoni, Vittorio Lingiardi
    2023-07-27
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2023.676
    3378
    PDF: 1201
    HTML: 104
  • Depression and attachment: how do personality styles and social support influence this relation?

    Paula Dagnino, Carola Pèrez, Adriana Gòmez, Sergio Gloger, Mariane Krause
    2017-04-13
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2017.237
    6690
    PDF: 2248
    HTML: 10915
  • Esoteric power, useless, useful: considerations about dreams in cognitive-behavioural therapy

    Antonino Carcione, Marta Santonastaso, Francesca Sferruzza, Ilaria Riccardi
    2021-08-30
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2021.543
    3864
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  • Saving a seat at the table for community members: co-creating an attachment-based intervention for low-income Latinx parent-youth dyads using a promotor/a model

    Jessica L. Borelli, Lyric N. Russo, Jose Arreola, Breana R. Cervantes, Christina M. Marquez, Gloria Montiel, Vanessa Avalos, Jacqueline Carballo, Jackie Garcia, Isha Bhatt, Gina Torres, Francisca Leal, Nancy Guerra
    2022-02-04
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2022.598
    4549
    PDF: 1250
    Appendix: 410
    HTML: 54
  • Dreaming during COVID-19: the effects of a world trauma

    Cristina Marogna, Emanuele Montanari, Silvio Contiero, Klodjana Lleshi
    2021-08-24
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2021.541
    4939
    PDF: 1278
    HTML: 156
  • Epistemic trust: a comprehensive review of empirical insights and implications for developmental psychopathology

    Elizabeth Li, Chloe Campbell, Nick Midgley, Patrick Luyten
    2023-12-20
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2023.704
    11512
    PDF: 3332
    Supplementary Material: 389
    HTML: 306
  • The association of interpersonal distress with negative mental health outcomes in people with a diagnosed anxiety disorder: a meta-analytic review

    Malenka Areas, Cristoph Flückiger, Juan Martín Gómez Penedo
    2026-07-01
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2026.894
    283
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  • Attachment styles, mental health, and trauma during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic in an Italian adult population

    Elena Ierardi, Marta Bottini, Emanuele Preti, Rossella Di Pierro, Fabio Madeddu, Cristina Riva Crugnola
    2023-12-31
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2023.689
    1553
    PDF: 700
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  • Identifying predictors associated with the severity of eating concerns in females with eating disorders

    Stefania Cella, Annarosa Cipriano, Mara Iannaccone, Paolo Cotrufo
    2017-04-13
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2017.199
    2975
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    HTML: 1432
  • 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
    2025-12-31
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.882
    1435
    PDF: 569
    SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: 232
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  • Problematic internet use in emerging adulthood to escape from maternal helicopter parenting: defensive functioning as a mediating mechanism

    Nicola Carone, Ilaria Maria Antonietta Benzi, Laura Muzi, Laura Antonia Lucia Parolin, Andrea Fontana
    2023-11-08
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2023.693
    3231
    PDF: 1845
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  • Going through the lockdown: a longitudinal study on the psychological consequences of the coronavirus pandemic

    Salvatore Gullo, Ilaria Misici, Arianna Teti, Michele Liuzzi, Enrico Chiara
    2021-01-20
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2020.494
    4786
    PDF: 1200
    SUPPLEMENTARY: 274
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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
    2025-12-31
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.884
    1146
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  • Psychological interventions in the Italian national health system: appropriateness and accountability

    Alessandro Ridolfi
    2024-08-26
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2024.820
    2273
    PDF: 506
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  • Beyond the mask of deference: exploring the relationship between ruptures and transference in a single-case study

    Francesca Locati, Pietro De Carli, Emanuele Tarasconi, Margherita Lang, Laura Parolin
    2016-10-19
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2016.212
    2827
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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
    2025-12-31
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.881
    2366
    PDF: 713
    SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: 206
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  • A psychodynamic contribution to the understanding of anger - The importance of diagnosis before treatment

    Paola Manfredi, Claudia Taglietti
    2022-06-30
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2022.587
    6030
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  • Virtue, well-being, and mentalized affectivity

    Elliot Jurist, David Greenberg, Marissa Pizziferro, Rozita Alaluf, Michael Perez Sosa
    2023-12-31
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2023.710
    2623
    PDF: 1079
    Supplementary Material: 296
    HTML: 94
  • What do you expect from psychological care? A qualitative study of depressed patients’ expectations treated in mental healthcare settings Depressed patients' psychological care expectations

    Ana Karina Zúñiga Caiseo, Guillermo De la Parra, Lucía Núñez, Mariane Krause
    2025-03-26
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.839
    3533
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