[The efficiency of 20 hours of brief psychotherapy with the Guidire Affective Imagery. Examination with psychological tests]

Abstract

26 non-selected out-patients of a psychiatric and psychotherapeutic clinic with psychoneurotic personality disorders and psychosomatic complaints were treated with the Guidive Affective Imagery (GAI) during 20 sessions. Analysis of the psychodiagnostic tests prior to treatment showed that 7 patients had insignificant psychopathological profiles although they felt bad and had diffuse psychosomatic complaints whereas 12 suffered from neurotical symptoms and severe psychosomatic disorders. The rate of improvement was assessed by standardized tests. The GAI proved to be an effective short term treatment of depressive and inhibited patients. A significant rate of improvement of less neurotic and psychosomatic disorders was found. These results are still to be confirmed by katamnestic questionnaires in order to assure that the therapeutic changes are long lasting.