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- The study explores dynamic systems theory and complexity theory as frameworks to understand changes in mental and emotional states during psychotherapy.
- It involved a systematic review of research methods used in this field, analyzing 41 relevant studies from 1990 to 2021.
- The findings highlight the prevalence of dynamic complexity measures and differential equations in these studies, emphasizing their focus on real-time interactions between clients and therapists.
Article Abstract
Objective: Dynamic systems theory and complexity theory (DST/CT) is a framework explaining how complex systems change and adapt over time. In psychotherapy, DST/CT can be used to understand how a person's mental and emotional state changes during therapy incorporating higher levels of complexity. This study aimed to systematically review the variability of DST/CT methods applied in psychotherapy research.
Methods: A primary studies search was conducted in the EBSCO and Web of Knowledge databases, extracting information about the analyzed DST/CT phenomena, employed mathematical methods to investigate these phenomena, descriptions of specified dynamic models, psychotherapy phenomena, and other information regarding studies with empirical data (e.g., measurement granularity).
Results: After screening 38,216 abstracts and 4,194 full texts, = 41 studies published from 1990 to 2021 were identified. The employed methods typically included measures of dynamic complexity or chaoticity. Computational and simulation studies most often employed first-order ordinary differential equations and typically focused on describing the time evolution of client-therapist dyadic influences. Eligible studies with empirical data were usually based on case studies and focused on data with high time intensity of within-session dynamics.
Conclusion: This review provides a descriptive synthesis of the current state of the proliferation of DST/CT methods in the psychotherapy research field.
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