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. 2015 Nov 10;6:1705. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01705

Table 1.

Global measures referring to psychodynamic therapy.

Instrument source Basis Theoretical orientation Objective within the development Short description Assessment mode Raters Definition of scales Valuation
Objectivity Reliablity Validity
Adherence/Competence Scale for SE for Cocaine Dependence developed within the NIDA-CCTS (ACS-SEC; Barber et al., 1997) Luborsky's manual for supportive-expressive treatment (Luborsky, 1984) manual of Mark and Faude (1995); own work (PACS-SE, Barber and Crits-Christoph, 1996) SE
To assess the frequency of a technique and the competence with which it is implemented
82 items, 3 subscales:
1. supportive (13 items)
2. expressive (31)
3. cocaine abuse (11)
17 additional items from the original scale PACS-SE
m (7-point Likert scale), session
O
No coding manual published, description of scales within (Barber et al., 1997)
C A B
Columbia Analytic Process Scale (CAPS; Vaughan et al., 1997) Review of clinical literature, meetings with another study group, TIRS (Bordin, 1966; Piper et al., 1987)
AP
Specifically designed for use in an outcome study
3 parts:
1. free association (level I, II or III)
2. interpretation vs. non-interpretation (formal intervention, information providing, questions, advice)
3. working through (insight, understanding regarding an observation about the self, fantasy, transference, genetic history)
d, session
O
Short coding manual within (Vaughan et al., 1997)
C B C
Interpretive and Supportive Technique Scale (ISTS; Ogrodniczuk and Piper, 1999) Interpretive/supportive treatment manuals, literature review, clinical experience
PDT
Measures interpretive and supportive features of technique for a broad range of dynamically oriented psychotherapies
14 items, 2 scales:
1. supportive techniques: gratify, noninterpretive interventions, guidance, problem solving, explanations, praise, personal information
2. interpretative techniques: pressure, uncomfortable emotions, interpretations, impression of therapist, linking, patient-therapist relationship, impression of others
m (5-point Likert scale), ratings of single interventions complete the overall rating on session-level
O
Coding manual available from the authors
A A B
Therapist Action Scale (TAS) parallel form: Patient Action Scale (PAS) (Hoyt et al., 1981) Previous therapist-activity rating systems, process-outcome studies, theoretical and clinical background
PDT
To assess the emphasis of specific actions of therapist and patient
25 items, no subscales e.g., self-concept of patient, expression of feelings, prescription/advise given, future plans of patient d, m, session
O
No coding manual published; categories within (Hoyt et al., 1981)
C B B
Therapist Verbal Interventions Inventory (TVII; Koenigsberg et al., 1985) Review of instruments, interventions described in literature, clinical experience
PDT
To measure the range of interventions used by psychodynamically oriented therapists in therapy of patients with borderline personality disorder
35 items, 20 categories (further specified into 4 subcategories: provides factual information, seeks clarification, confronts, interprets) e.g., gives advice, offers sympathy, focus on external reality d, 15-min segment
O
Coding manual exists as an unpublished manuscript
B B C
Vanderbilt Therapeutic Strategies Scale (VTSS; Butler et al., 1995) Manual for time-limited PDT, literature on psychodynamic technique
Time-limited PDT
Adherence scale to differentiate between experienced and unexperienced therapists
21 items, 2 subscales:
1. interviewing style (IS, 12 items)
2. TDLP-specific strategies (SS, 9 items)
m (5-point Likert scale), session
O
Coding manual exists as unpublished manuscript
B A B

m, metric; d, dichotomous; O, observer; SE, supportive-expressive dynamic psychotherapy; AP, analytic psychotherapy; PACS-SE, Penn Adherence-Competence Scale for Supportive-Expressive therapy; PDT, psychodynamic therapy; TIRS, Therapist Intervention Rating System; TDLP, Time-limited- dynamic psychotherapy; NIDA-CCTS, National Institute on Drug Abuse-Collaborative Cocaine Treatment Study. Evaluation criteria: A, no limitations; B, some restrictions; C, severe deficits (see text of the manuscript for details).