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Ambivalence predicts symptomatology in cognitive-behavioral and narrative therapies: an exploratory study

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Resumo:Background: The identification of poor outcome predictors is essential if we are to prevent therapeutic failure. Ambivalence - defined as a conflictual relationship between two positions of the self: one favoring change and another one favoring problematic stability - has been consistently associated with poor outcomes. However, the precise relationship between ambivalence and clients' symptomatology remains unclear.Objective: This study aims at assessing ambivalence's power to predict symptomatology, using a longitudinal design.Methods: The complete 305 sessions of 16 narrative and cognitive-behavioral cases have been analyzed with the Ambivalence Coding System and outcome measures have been used for each session.Results: Ambivalence emerged as a significant predictor of subsequent symptomatology suggesting that ambivalence is not only related to treatment outcomes, but that it represents a strong predictor of subsequent symptomatology.Discussion: The implications of ambivalence's power to predict outcomes for research and clinical practice are discussed.
Autores principais:Braga, Catia
Outros Autores:Ribeiro, Antonio P.; Sousa, Inês; Gonçalves, Miguel M.
Assunto:ambivalence ambivalence coding system ambivalence resolution poor outcome predictors innovative moments
Ano:2019
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:artigo
Tipo de acesso:acesso aberto
Instituição associada:Universidade do Minho
Idioma:inglês
Origem:RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho

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