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Unlabelled: Changes in conflict pathology during inpatient psychotherapy and their relationship with symptom reduction Background: In psychodynamic psychotherapy, the treatment of a patient's unconscious conflicts represents an essential aspect of psychotherapeutic success. The present study therefore investigated whether 1) the significance of conflict issues changes during inpatient psychodynamic psychotherapy, and whether 2) greater changes in the significance of conflicts are associated with a greater reduction in symptoms.

Method: 113 patients provided information on their symptoms (BSI-18) and the significance of six OPD conflict themes in active and passive mode (12 conflict scales) by self-report on admission and discharge.

Does technique matter? A multilevel meta-analysis on the association between psychotherapeutic techniques and outcome.

The extent to which psychotherapeutic techniques have an impact on outcome has been studied on a regular basis. To date, there are no meta-analytic attempts to clarify the association between techniques and outcome in multi-therapeutic approach measures. This study aims to conduct a meta-analysis of the described association.

Crying in psychotherapy: an exploratory mixed-methods study on forms of emotional crying and associated therapeutic interventions.

Emotional tears can be interpreted as expressions of our deepest inner lives, and yet they have largely been ignored in psychotherapy research. This study addresses this gap. Based on grounded theory and using a sequential mixed-methods design, we examined the interaction between therapist and patient during episodes of crying in video-recorded psychotherapy sessions.

Conception and prospective multicentric validation of a Robotic Surgery Training Curriculum (RoSTraC) for surgical residents: from simulation via laboratory training to integration into the operation room.

There is a lack of training curricula and educational concepts for robotic-assisted surgery (RAS). It remains unclear how surgical residents can be trained in this new technology and how robotics can be integrated into surgical residency training. The conception of a training curriculum for RAS addressing surgical residents resulted in a three-step training curriculum including multimodal learning contents: basics and simulation training of RAS (step 1), laboratory training on the institutional robotic system (step 2) and structured on-patient training in the operating room (step 3).

[Quality characteristics and relevance to care of psychodynamic training outpatient clinics:The QVA Project].

Quality assurance (QA) in outpatient psychotherapy is currently undergoing a process of change. Hitherto, QA has been conducted by means of an expert review procedure (the so-called "Gutachterverfahren"), inter- and supervision as well as further mandatory training. Data-based QA systems have been increasingly discussed in recent years.

All the Same? Different Measures of Personality Functioning Are Similar but Distinct. A Comparative Study from a Psychodynamic Perspective Using Exploratory Graph Analysis.

Personality functioning (PF) is a central construct in many theories of personality pathology. Based on psychodynamic theories, two screening questionnaires to assess PF are widely used: The Inventory of Personality Organization-16 item version and the Operationalized Psychodynamic Diagnosis-Structure Questionnaire Short Form. This study aimed to explore the similarities and differences of the two questionnaires in a large clinical sample of  = 1636 psychotherapeutic inpatients.

Interrater Reliability of Operationalized Psychodynamic Diagnosis 3 (OPD-3).

The study aims to assess interrater reliability of the revised Operationalized Psychodynamic Diagnosis 3 (OPD-3) system. Three OPD axes were included in the reliability analysis: the Levels of Structural Integration Axis (OPD-LSIA), the Conflict Axis (OPD-CA), and the Interpersonal Relations Axis (OPD-IRA). A heterogeneous sample of n = 80 patients was diagnostically assessed with SCID-I and SCID-II as well as with an OPD interview.

How are psychodynamic conflicts associated with personality functioning? A network analysis.

Personality functioning and psychodynamic conflicts are central constructs in psychoanalytic theories of psychopathology as well as in many psychodynamic treatment models. Although there has been a longstanding conceptual discussion on how they relate to each other, empirical evidence on this question is still scarce. In this study, we explore the associations between psychodynamic conflicts and levels of structural integration (which can be used synonymously with personality functioning) by means of a partial correlation network analysis in a sample of = 220 outpatients interviewed and rated according to Operationalized Psychodynamic Diagnosis (OPD-2).

Exploring the predictive validity of personality disorder criteria.

We tested the predictive validity of personality disorder (PD) indicators at different levels of aggregation, ranging from general PD severity to PD syndrome scales to individual PD criteria. We compared the predictive validity of models on these levels based on interview data on all 78 DSM-IV PD criteria, by using 19 outcome scales in three different samples ( = 651, = 552, and = 1,277). We hypothesized that criteria of personality pathology yield a significant increase in predictive validity compared with scales that are aggregated at the syndrome- or general severity-level.

Long-term functional outcome after tubular laparoscopic sigmoid resection for diverticular disease.

Purpose: Sigmoid resection for diverticular disease is a frequent surgical procedure in the Western world. However, long-term bowel function after sigmoid resection has been poorly described in the literature. This study aims to assess the long-term bowel function after tubular sigmoid resection with preservation of inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) for diverticular disease.

Can we differentiate between psychoanalytic and psychodynamic psychotherapy? - An empirical investigation of therapists' self-reports.

Therapy differentiation is a crucial component of psychotherapy research. It refers to whether inspected treatments differ from one another. In the history of psychoanalysis, the differentiation between psychodynamic and analytic psychotherapy was often discussed but seldom inspected empirically.

Self-regulation profiles reflecting distinct levels of eating disorder and comorbid psychopathology in the adult population: A latent profile analysis.

Objective: Previous research showed that individuals with eating disorders (EDs) can be subtyped by their levels of psychopathology and self-regulation abilities. However, nothing is known about whether self-regulation abilities are solely suited to depict the heterogeneity in ED and comorbid psychopathology in nonclinical samples. Therefore, this study sought to explore self-regulation profiles and their ability to discriminate ED, depression and anxiety disorders, and personality dysfunction in the adult population.

Pelvic Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Prevents Dysfunction in Patients With Rectal Cancer: Results From a Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial of a NEUROmonitoring System (NEUROS).

Objective: This NEUROmonitoring System (NEUROS) trial assessed whether pelvic intraoperative neuromonitoring (pIONM) could improve urogenital and ano-(neo-)rectal functional outcomes in patients who underwent total mesorectal excisions (TMEs) for rectal cancer.

Background: High-level evidence from clinical trials is required to clarify the benefits of pIONM.

Methods: NEUROS was a 2-arm, randomized, controlled, multicenter clinical trial that included 189 patients with rectal cancer who underwent TMEs at 8 centers, from February 2013 to January 2017.

Exploring the associations between psychodynamic constructs and psychopathology: A network approach.

Psychodynamic therapy effectively reduces symptomatology by focusing on underlying (unconscious) processes instead of symptoms. Nevertheless, the exact interrelationship between psychodynamic constructs and psychopathology remains unclear. This study uses network analysis to explore these associations.

Eating disorder psychopathology: The role of attachment anxiety, attachment avoidance, and personality functioning.

Objective: Although the relationship between insecure attachment patterns and eating disorder (ED) psychopathology has repeatedly been demonstrated, the underlying mechanisms of this association are not fully understood. Therefore, the current study aimed to examine personality functioning, defined as an impairment in self and interpersonal functioning, as a mediator between attachment insecurity and ED psychopathology.

Methods: In a representative population-based sample (N = 2508; age range 14-92 years) ED symptomatology, personality functioning, and attachment insecurity (anxiety and avoidance) were assessed.

[Reliability and validity of the OPD-conflict-questionnaire in an inpatient treatment sample].

Unconscious conflicts are a major part of psychodynamic diagnostics. Benecke et al. (2018) developed the OPD-conflict-questionnaire (OPD-CQ) to assess unconscious conflicts according to the Operationalized Psychodynamic Diagnostics (OPD) via self-report.

Retrospective analysis and time series forecasting with automated machine learning of ascariasis, enterobiasis and cystic echinococcosis in Romania.

The epidemiology of neglected tropical diseases (NTD) is persistently underprioritized, despite NTD being widespread among the poorest populations and in the least developed countries on earth. This situation necessitates thorough and efficient public health intervention. Romania is at the brink of becoming a developed country.

[The development and application of conflict-specific story completion tasks as part of OPD diagnostics in childhood].

The development and application of conflict-specific story completion tasks as part of OPD diagnostics in childhood The study combines use of the MacArthur Story Stem Battery (MSSB) with the Operationalized Psychodynamic Diagnostics in Childhood and Adolescence (OPD-CA-2). It describes the development and application of conflict-specific story completion tasks, which are meant to enable a systematic evaluation of the conflict axis and the structure axis of Age Group 2. It determines interrater reliability for the conflict axis and the structure axis and checks further exploratory correlations between conflict axis and structure axis using the SDQ (Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire).

[Functions of language in psychotherapy: A qualitative study of psychotherapists' subjective theories of the "talking cure"].

Psychotherapy is traditionally considered as a "talking cure". The specific functions of verbal activity, however, are disputed. The present study aims at identifying central therapeutic functions of verbal activity.

Learning Laparoscopic Surgery Skills With a 4K Ultra-High Definition 2D vs a Three-Dimensional HD Laparoscopic System: Results From a Prospective Randomized Trial.

. In minimally invasive surgery (MIS), the loss of stereoscopic depth perception in a two-dimensional (2D) representation is most challenging. Recently introduced 4K ultrahigh definition (UHD) 2D optical systems could potentially facilitate the learning and use of compensation mechanisms for the loss of depth perception.

Erratum to "Efficacy of goal-directed minimally invasive surgery simulation training with the Lübeck Toolbox-Curriculum prior to first operations on patients: Study protocol for a multi-centre randomized controlled validation trial (NOVICE)" [Int. J. Surg. Protoc. 21 (2020) 13-20].

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1016/j.isjp.

Negative self-conscious emotions in women with borderline personality disorder as assessed by an Implicit Association Test.

Shame and guilt are vital in borderline personality disorder (BPD), and previous research using explicit measures has consistently found elevated levels of these self-conscious emotions (SCE) in those with BPD. However, these measures cannot elucidate implicit processes that are equally important, as they guide the perceptions of the self and influence behavioral responses. Thus, we aimed to extend the research on SCE in BPD utilizing an indirect latency-based measure.