Examination of a case of "treatment failure" in long-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy for treatment-resistant depression.

Randomized controlled trials have reported psychoanalytic psychotherapy to improve longer-term post-treatment outcomes in patients with treatment-resistant depression. In this case study, we examine the therapy process of a female trial participant diagnosed with treatment-resistant depression. Structured clinical assessments indicated that the patient's level of depression remained unchanged during and after treatment.

Developing psychoanalytic case conceptualization skills through didactic teaching: A randomized controlled trial.

Objective: Time-limited didactic interventions have been shown to be effective in developing "generic" case conceptualization skills. The objective of this study is to test whether similar interventions can be used to develop case conceptualization skills that are "specific" to a treatment modality.

Method: University psychology students were randomized to a target ( = 62) or a control group ( = 62).