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  • 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
    534
    PDF: 340
    HTML: 34
  • Does technique matter? A multilevel meta-analysis on the association between psychotherapeutic techniques and outcome

    Christin Janine Grevenhaus, Christoph Flückiger, Lea Theimer, Cord Benecke
    2024-08-29
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2024.803
    6693
    PDF: 2282
    HTML: 69
  • 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
    3798
    PDF: 1010
    SUPPLEMENTARY: 277
    HTML: 99
  • Factors of treatment success in psychotherapy: a within-therapist analysis of early session processes

    Yan Zhu, Mark J. Hilsenroth
    2025-07-22
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.848
    2083
    PDF: 1097
    HTML: 40
  • 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
    2423
    PDF: 893
    SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: 176
    SUPPLEMENTARY R MARKDOWN: 107
    HTML: 258
  • Patient experiences in receiving virtual psychotherapy: a qualitative study

    Giorgio A. Tasca, Andie Storozuk, Victoria Klimkowski, Emily O’Connor, Stephanie Baker, Danielle Baldwin, Stephanie A. Houle, Camille Garceau, John Sylvestre
    2026-03-04
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2026.888
    2249
    PDF: 801
    SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: 155
    HTML: 194
  • 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
    2025-12-31
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.885
    979
    PDF: 484
    HTML: 45
  • A systematic review on the role of therapist characteristics in the treatment of eating disorders

    Gaia Albano, Arianna Teti, Arianna Scrò, Rubinia Celeste Bonfanti, Lucia Fortunato, Gianluca Lo Coco
    2024-07-10
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2024.750
    4287
    PDF: 1633
    SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: 355
    HTML: 288
  • 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
    449
    PDF: 290
    SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: 110
    HTML: 26
  • 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
    1285
    PDF: 533
    SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: 110
    HTML: 191
  • 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
    1398
    PDF: 556
    HTML: 181
  • The problem of suicidality, personality disorder, and treatment: an alternative psycho-social perspective

    Marco Chiesa
    2024-12-03
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2024.779
    2767
    PDF: 559
    HTML: 36
  • 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
    2025-12-03
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.876
    1795
    PDF: 1001
    HTML: 112
  • 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
    2260
    PDF: 740
    SUPPLEMENTARY: 170
    HTML: 34
  • 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
    2912
    PDF: 647
    HTML: 19
  • 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
    3360
    PDF: 700
    HTML: 30
  • A systematic review of patient-therapist synchrony as an indicator of emotion regulation in psychotherapy: an integrated approach Patient-therapist synchrony and emotion regulation

    Federica Ameli, Federico Abbarchi Minucci, Ludovica Zanini, Gioele Calmi, Grazia Fernanda Spitoni
    2025-09-30
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.866
    1678
    PDF: 1272
    SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: 295
    HTML: 74
  • Sense of meaning as a predictor of long-term therapy outcome in psychiatric inpatients: results of a one-year follow-up Meaning and long-term therapy outcome

    René Hefti, Daren Sunthareswarar, Thomas Wartenweiler, Harold Koenig, Michael Ackert
    2025-09-30
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.859
    656
    PDF: 487
    HTML: 27
  • Preliminary findings from a brief psychodynamic counseling program for university staff: users’ psychological characteristics and implications for the program’s utility

    Alessia Renzi, Eleonora Piacentini, Vittorio Lingiardi
    2026-07-31
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2026.897
    436
    PDF: 251
    HTML: 34
  • 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
    2804
    PDF: 839
    SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: 251
    HTML: 123
  • Impact of personality traits, coping styles, and anger on psychological symptoms of patients with arterial hypertension Psychological factors in arterial hypertension

    Francesca Giordano, Sara Guidotti, Clemente Salerno, Carlo Pruneti, Omar Carlo Gioacchino Gelo
    2025-07-31
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.867
    1617
    PDF: 787
    HTML: 29
  • Trauma focused-cognitive behavioral therapy training effectiveness in promoting professional development of psychotherapists working with unaccompanied minors in Greece: a non-blinded randomized control trial

    Vasiliki Yotsidi, Theodora Anastasiou, Konstantinos Doulgeris, Panagiota Theodosiou, Clive Richardson
    2024-08-27
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2024.796
    2306
    PDF: 600
    HTML: 91
  • 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
    590
    PDF: 456
    HTML: 45
  • Process and outcome in university counseling: the role of epistemic trust and working alliance

    Costanza Franchini, Alexandro Fortunato, Alice Fiorini Bincoletto, Gaetano Maria Sciabica, Mara Morelli, Antonio Chirumbolo, Silvia Andreassi, Anna Maria Speranza
    2026-08-31
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2026.899
    332
    PDF: 237
    HTML: 7
  • 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
    397
    PDF: 254
    HTML: 30
  • Trans in treatment: a mixed-method systematic review on the psychotherapeutic experiences of transgender and gender diverse people Transgender people’s experiences of psychotherapy

    Selene Mezzalira, Nicola Carone, Vincenzo Bochicchio, Sofia Villani, Gianluca Cruciani, Maria Quintigliano, Cristiano Scandurra
    2025-02-28
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.834
    5056
    PDF: 2139
    SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: 920
    HTML: 75
  • The person behind the therapist: a recall study on significant events that contribute to therapists’ personal and professional development

    Hubert de Condé, Emmanuelle Zech, Jochem Willemsen
    2024-08-29
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2024.791
    10721
    PDF: 1847
    HTML: 128
  • Defense mechanisms and inflammatory bowel diseases: a narrative review

    Orlando Silvestro, Carmelo M. Vicario, Ludovico Costa, Giorgio Sparacino, Trine Lund-Jacobsen, Chiara A. M. Spatola, Emanuele M. Merlo, Anna Viola, Concetto M. Giorgianni, Antonino Catalano, Walter Fries, Gianluca Lo Coco, Gabriella Martino
    2025-03-30
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.854
    3649
    PDF: 1732
    HTML: 27
  • Transference-focused psychotherapy in an inpatient setting for borderline personality disorders: changes in symptomatology

    Torvi Abel, Moritz Happel, Franca Daerr, Carsten Spitzer, Cord Benecke, Birger Dulz
    2025-01-28
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.810
    6193
    PDF: 2003
    HTML: 36
  • Motivations to become psychotherapists: beyond the concept of the wounded healer

    Gianluca Cruciani, Marianna Liotti, Vittorio Lingiardi
    2024-08-26
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2024.808
    9968
    PDF: 3763
    HTML: 1044
  • 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
    2426
    PDF: 1000
    SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: 251
    HTML: 104
  • Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing versus cognitive behavioral therapy in the treatment of inpatients with obesity, binge eating disorder, and traumatic experiences: a randomized controlled trial

    Anna Guerrini Usubini, Gian Mauro Manzoni, Giada Pietrabissa, Caterina Nicolazzi, Annalisa Caretti, Chiara Merlini, Valentina Villa, Alessandro Sartorio, Gianluca Castelnuovo
    2026-02-16
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2026.886
    2271
    PDF: 1336
    HTML: 206
  • 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
    1855
    PDF: 1042
    HTML: 33
  • Coping with shame: the role of self-reflective capacities in perceiving others as empathic

    Georgia J. Bush, Andrew F. Luchner
    2025-03-30
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.824
    3880
    PDF: 1890
    HTML: 100
  • Repairing alliance ruptures in psychotherapy with adults: a scoping review

    Alberto López-Vásquez, Nicolás González-Araneda, Stephanie Vaccarezza, Catherine F. Eubanks, Paula Errázuriz
    2026-04-30
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2026.892
    3560
    PDF: 1111
    SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: 197
    HTML: 510
  • 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
    1325
    PDF: 593
    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
    3723
    PDF: 1375
    HTML: 20
  • 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
    1604
    PDF: 635
    SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: 252
    HTML: 138
  • 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
    3886
    PDF: 1371
    HTML: 59
  • "Maybe you don’t know what answers I want": unresolved alliance ruptures preceding dropout in short-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy with depressed adolescents

    Manuela Jose Difronzo, Lisa Thackeray, Sally O'Keeffe, Ana Calderon, Nick Midgley
    2025-03-30
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.841
    1478
    PDF: 860
    SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: 228
    HTML: 46
  • Effectiveness of Jungian psychotherapy in supervised training settings

    Christian Roesler, Elisabeth Schörry-Volk, Anette Müller, Edem Dotse Zikpi, Wolfram Keller, Miray Kayacan
    2025-08-25
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.869
    6526
    PDF: 4004
    HTML: 108
  • 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
    2025-12-31
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.880
    1492
    PDF: 761
    HTML: 105
  • Dream processes and affect regulation in psychotherapy: a longitudinal clinical case study

    Dorottya Bíró, Péter Osváth, Mátyás Mészáros
    2026-07-31
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2026.895
    444
    PDF: 355
    HTML: 40
  • Differentiating self-disclosure interventions from self-involving interventions based on the assessment of the short-term therapeutic effects: preliminary results

    Fabio Monticelli, Chiara Massullo, Antonino Carcione, Lucia Tombolini, Flaminia Guerra, Marianna Liotti, Cecilia Monticelli, Elena Gasperini, Marianna Russo, Samanta Novaretto, Letizia La Vista, Paola Mallozzi, Claudio Imperatori, Chiara Del Brutto, Benedetto Farina
    2025-02-10
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.800
    4635
    PDF: 2154
    HTML: 51
  • Revisiting defense mechanisms in contemporary clinical practice: evidence and perspectives

    Vittorio Lingiardi, Fabio Madeddu
    2025-12-22
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.877
    2899
    PDF: 1493
    HTML: 237
  • District Functional Unit for Adolescents 2022: a pilot project in Italy to detect mental health strengths and difficulties among youth

    Renan Göksal, Silvia Salcuni, Giulia Marino, Matteo Paduanello, Guido De Renoche
    2025-02-13
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.831
    3428
    PDF: 1346
    SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: 852
    HTML: 39
  • The relationship between defense mechanisms and attachment: a narrative review

    Rose Howell, Vera Békés
    2025-12-31
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.879
    4343
    PDF: 1047
    HTML: 161
  • Therapists’ defense use impacts their patients’ defensive functioning: a systematic case study

    Mariagrazia Di Giuseppe, Katie Aafjes-van Doorn, Vera Békés, Bernard S. Gorman, Karl Stukenberg, Sherwood Waldron
    2024-08-23
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2024.797
    3963
    PDF: 920
    HTML: 72
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