The association between patient–therapist MATRIX congruence and treatment outcome. (8th October 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mendlovic, Shlomo; Saad, Amit; Roll, Uri; Ben Yehuda, Ariel; Tuval-Mashiah, Rivka; Atzil-Slonim, Dana
• Is Part Of: Psychotherapy research. Volume 29:Number 7(2019)
• Page Start: 935
• Page End: 946
• Publication Date: 2019-10-08
• Subjects: MATRIX -- process analysis -- congruence -- outcome measures; MATRIX -- análise de processo -- congruência -- medidas de resultado; MATRIX -- 歷程分析 -- 一致 -- 效果測量; Psychotherapy -- Periodicals; Psychotherapy -- Research -- Periodicals; Psychotherapy -- Periodicals; Psychothérapie -- Périodiques; Psychothérapie -- Recherche -- Périodiques; 616.891405
• DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2018.1448479
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1050-3307

Abstract

Abstract: Objective : The present study aimed to examine the association between patient–therapist micro-level congruence/incongruence ratio and psychotherapeutic outcome. Method : Nine good- and nine poor-outcome psychodynamic treatments (segregated by comparing pre- and post-treatment BDI-II) were analyzed ( N = 18) moment by moment using the MATRIX (total number of MATRIX codes analyzed = 11, 125). MATRIX congruence was defined as similar adjacent MATRIX codes. Results : the congruence/incongruence ratio tended to increase as the treatment progressed only in good-outcome treatments. Conclusion : Progression of MATRIX codes' congruence/incongruence ratio is associated with good outcome of psychotherapy.