The purpose of the requested 2 1/2 years of support is to conduct specialized intensive analyses of the large Vanderbilt II data set. This work is preparatory to the development of the next generation of manual- guided research in psychodynamic/interpersonal psychotherapy, to be propose later. The planned series of retrospective analyses extends our 16 year research program and builds directly upon the Vanderbilt II research that employed a """"""""first-generation"""""""" manual-guided approach to Time-limited Dynami Psychotherapy (Strupp & Binder, 1984). The proposed analyses will initially be exploratory in nature and will be guided by two research models: (1) the method of maximal contrast, and (2) the """"""""events paradigm."""""""" Therapist performances in specific event-situations will be studied across episodes, sessions and cases that are maximally contrasted. The results of events- paradigm research have the potential of yielding conclusions with direct implications for guiding therapist behavior at specific moments in treatmen and will have direct applicability to the task of designing a second- generation, empirically-grounded training program as well as to assist in generating hypotheses for future investigation. Steps in the proposed research are: (1) target events will be defined in terms of empirically identified patient actions and therapist interventions that pose recurrent difficulties for therapists:; (2) target events will be extracted from videotapes in the Vanderbilt II archive and analyzed sequentially in group and intensive N=1 formats using multiple measures of therapy process and outcome across contrasting episodes, cases, and groups and (3) results of the analyses will be incorporated into the curriculum fo a new training program that will serve as the basis for a second generation of efficacy research. That program, to be developed at a later date, will also be characterized by an effort to systematically integrated modern principles of cognitive and instructional psychology into the design of its curriculum.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01MH020369-18
Application #
2244082
Study Section
Treatment Development and Assessment Research Review Committee (TDA)
Project Start
1978-04-01
Project End
1994-06-30
Budget Start
1990-07-01
Budget End
1994-06-30
Support Year
18
Fiscal Year
1990
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Department
Psychology
Type
Schools of Arts and Sciences
DUNS #
004413456
City
Nashville
State
TN
Country
United States
Zip Code
37212
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