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  • Rate of speech and emotional-cognitive regulation in the psychotherapeutic process: a pilot study

    Marco Tonti, Omar C.G. Gelo
    2016-10-19
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2016.232
    2593
    PDF: 1166
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  • Online Supportive Group as social intervention to face COVID lockdown. A qualitative study on psychotherapists, psychology trainees and students, and community people

    Emanuela Brusadelli, Laura Ferrari, Michele Benetti, Stefania Bruzzese, Giada Maria Tonelli, Salvatore Gullo
    2021-01-20
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2020.501
    2771
    PDF: 1263
    HTML: 42
  • Dreaming in quarantine: linguistic analysis of referential process of dreams during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown

    Rachele Mariani, Silvia Monaco, Christopher Christian , Michela Di Trani
    2021-08-24
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2021.537
    4275
    PDF: 994
    HTML: 126
  • The psychological impact of COVID-19 on people suffering from dysfunctional eating behaviours: a linguistic analysis of the contents shared in an online community during the lockdown

    Gaia Albano, Rubinia Celeste Bonfanti, Salvatore Gullo, Laura Salerno, Gianluca Lo Coco
    2021-12-20
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2021.557
    2964
    PDF: 1008
    Appendix: 285
    HTML: 48
  • What is therapeutic? Analysis of the narratives available on the websites of Italian addiction rehab centres to present the therapeutic programme

    Elena Faccio, Ludovica Aquili, Michele Rocelli
    2022-09-01
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2022.613
    3964
    PDF: 1008
    HTML: 26
  • Reflective functioning and personal recovery process of users with borderline personality disorder on Instagram: an explorative study using computerized and thematic analysis

    Giovanna Esposito, Viviana Perla, Raffaella Passeggia, Erik Fertuck, Erhard Mergenthaler
    2021-01-18
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2020.463
    2814
    PDF: 1014
    HTML: 59
  • DreamSenseMemory - a Gestalt-based dream-work approach embracing all our senses

    Brigitte Holzinger, Franziska Nierwetberg; Larissa Cosentino; Lucille Mayer
    2021-08-24
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2021.529
    10468
    PDF: 2278
    HTML: 184
  • Chronic suicidal ideations: a risk or a protection

    Elsa Ronningstam, Mark Schechter, Benjamin Herbstman, Mark Goldbalatt
    2024-06-19
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2024.764
    6799
    PDF: 1651
    HTML: 175
  • Epistemic trust: a comprehensive review of empirical insights and implications for developmental psychopathology

    Elizabeth Li, Chloe Campbell, Nick Midgley, Patrick Luyten
    2023-12-20
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2023.704
    11681
    PDF: 3383
    Supplementary Material: 395
    HTML: 311
  • New horizons in group psychotherapy research and practice from third wave positive psychology: a practice-friendly review

    Cheri L. Marmarosh, Steven Sandage, Nathaniel Wade, Laura E. Captari, Sarah Crabtree
    2022-11-04
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2022.643
    14421
    PDF: 3720
    HTML: 113
  • From turn-by-turn to larger chunks of talk: An exploratory study in psychotherapeutic micro-processes using conversation analysis

    Michael B. Buchholz, Horst Kächele
    2017-10-27
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2017.257
    2527
    PDF: 1382
    HTML: 452
  • Contextualizing motherhood in persons with borderline personality vulnerabilities: cultural adaptation of the Parent Development Interview-Revised in an Indian context

    Kanika Mehrotra, Poornima Bhola, Geetha Desai
    2023-02-03
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2023.675
    2627
    PDF: 1000
    HTML: 32
  • Coping with shame: the role of self-reflective capacities in perceiving others as empathic

    Georgia J. Bush, Andrew F. Luchner
    2025-03-30
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.824
    3733
    PDF: 1788
    HTML: 81
  • Till the ocean do us part: Italian and American therapists representations of stepfamilies in treatment

    Monica Accordini, Scott Browning, Marialuisa Gennari, Kevin McCarthy, Davide Margola
    2017-10-27
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2017.271
    1472
    PDF: 942
    HTML: 414
  • The transition to online psychotherapy during the pandemic: a qualitative study on patients’ perspectives

    Cecilia Giordano, Ivan Ambrosiano , Maria Teresa Graffeo, Alessandro Di Caro, Salvatore Gullo
    2022-11-04
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2022.638
    5976
    PDF: 2008
    HTML: 58
  • Clinical applications of the Defense Mechanisms Rating Scale-Self-Report-30: a systematic review of the first five years

    Gabriella Martino, Orlando Silvestro, Emanuele M. Merlo, Carmelo M. Vicario, Alessandro Meduri, Gianluca Lo Coco
    2025-12-31
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.881
    2489
    PDF: 739
    SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: 228
    HTML: 104
  • Models of practice and training in psychotherapy: cross-national perspectives from Italy and Canada

    Victoria Klimkowski, Sofia McRae, Alexia Blick, Laurence Beaulieu, J. Reese S. Handley, Anara A. Hopley, Caroline A. Hyde, Devika M. Jain, Sylvia Kolodziejczyk, Josiane Laliberté, Alexa Lévesque, Lara M. Masri, Anya M. Monet, Reagan S. Nediu, Rachel Valihrach, Giorgio Tasca
    2024-03-14
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2024.732
    2661
    PDF: 1059
    Supplementary Material: 332
    HTML: 70
  • The forward edge transference within self-psychology and the activation of inborn capacity through interpretation and internalization

    Zelda G. Knight
    2021-12-20
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2021.550
    4120
    PDF: 1001
    HTML: 112
  • Referential activity, dissociation, psychopathology and psychotherapy

    Raffaella Perrella, Nadia Del Villano, Giorgio Caviglia
    2016-11-11
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2016.243
    2542
    PDF: 1337
    HTML: 550
  • The efficacy of transdiagnostic cognitive behavioural therapy on reducing negative affect, anxiety sensitivity and improving perceived control in children with emotional disorders - a randomized controlled trial

    Elham Qanbari Alaee, Omid Saed, Sahel Khakpoor, Reza Ahmadi, Mahsa Ali Mohammadi, Majid Yoosefi Afrashteh, Zekrolah Morovati
    2022-05-09
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2022.588
    4046
    PDF: 1447
    HTML: 124
  • The relationship between defense mechanisms and attachment: a narrative review

    Rose Howell, Vera Békés
    2025-12-31
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.879
    3895
    PDF: 861
    HTML: 131
  • Adolescents’ experiences of psychotherapy following child sexual abuse

    Rosaleen McElvaney, Andrina Monaghan, Christina Treacy, Naoise Delaney
    2023-07-04
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2023.630
    2897
    PDF: 1248
    HTML: 109
  • Effectiveness of and processes related to internet-delivered acceptance and commitment therapy for adolescents with anxiety disorders: a randomized controlled trial

    Linnea Nissling, Sandra Weineland, Kristofer Vernmark, Ella Radvogin, Anna-Karin Engström, Sara Schmidt, Eva Nieto Granberg, Elin Larsson, Timo Hursti
    2023-07-04
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2023.681
    4807
    PDF: 2002
    HTML: 138
  • Sandor Ferenczi’s concept of the dialogue of unconsciouses: a clinical example

    Zelda G. Knight
    2023-05-02
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2023.655
    2486
    PDF: 835
    HTML: 104
  • Research in psychoanalysis across theory and practice: a systematic literature review

    Cristina Marogna, Ciro De Vincenzo, Klodjana Lleshi, Elisa Paluan, Andrea Viecelli Giannotti
    2025-07-03
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.861
    5587
    PDF: 2136
    HTML: 73
  • Psychological impairment in inflammatory bowel diseases: the key role of coping and defense mechanisms

    Gabriella Martino, Anna Viola, Carmelo Mario Vicario, Federica Bellone, Orlando Silvestro, Giovanni Squadrito, Peter Schwarz, Gianluca Lo Coco, Walter Fries, Antonino Catalano
    2023-12-31
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2023.731
    2170
    PDF: 1029
    HTML: 37
  • Motivations to become psychotherapists: beyond the concept of the wounded healer

    Gianluca Cruciani, Marianna Liotti, Vittorio Lingiardi
    2024-08-26
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2024.808
    9463
    PDF: 3560
    HTML: 1012
  • What do you expect from psychological care? A qualitative study of depressed patients’ expectations treated in mental healthcare settings Depressed patients' psychological care expectations

    Ana Karina Zúñiga Caiseo, Guillermo De la Parra, Lucía Núñez, Mariane Krause
    2025-03-26
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.839
    3564
    PDF: 1336
    HTML: 16
  • Beyond the outcomes: generic change indicators in a video-feedback intervention with a depressed mother and her baby: a single case study

    Catalina Sieverson, Marcia Olhaberry, Javiera Duarte, Javier Morán-Kneer, Stefanella Costa, M. José León, Sofía Valenzuela, Fanny Leyton, Carolina Honorato, Antonia Muzard
    2022-03-04
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2022.584
    4381
    PDF: 989
    HTML: 40
  • The therapeutic relationship and change processes in child psychotherapy: a qualitative, longitudinal study of the views of children, parents and therapists

    Lucia Nuñez, Sofía Fernández, Nicolle Alamo, Nick Midgley, Claudia Capella, Mariane Krause
    2022-03-04
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2022.556
    8507
    PDF: 2918
    HTML: 127
  • Patient personality characteristics and therapeutic integration: treating borderline personality and emotionally dysregulated-dysphoric personality features

    Saryn R. Levy, Mark J. Hilsenroth, Francine Conway, Jesse Owen
    2022-06-30
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2022.611
    3202
    PDF: 1547
    HTML: 173
  • Personality characteristics, music-listening, and well-being: a systematic and scoping review

    Chiara Rossi, Osmano Oasi, Barbara Colombo
    2024-03-25
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2024.742
    4206
    PDF: 1516
    HTML: 357
  • Trans in treatment: a mixed-method systematic review on the psychotherapeutic experiences of transgender and gender diverse people Transgender people’s experiences of psychotherapy

    Selene Mezzalira, Nicola Carone, Vincenzo Bochicchio, Sofia Villani, Gianluca Cruciani, Maria Quintigliano, Cristiano Scandurra
    2025-02-28
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.834
    4752
    PDF: 2029
    SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: 897
    HTML: 60
  • Developing relational competence in psychotherapy training: a qualitative study of trainees’ perspectives

    Giovanna Trimoldi, Marco Sambin, Pietro Spataro, Giulia Gagliardini, Irene Messina
    2026-04-22
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2026.890
    1587
    PDF: 566
    HTML: 181
  • Effectiveness of Jungian psychotherapy in supervised training settings

    Christian Roesler, Elisabeth Schörry-Volk, Anette Müller, Edem Dotse Zikpi, Wolfram Keller, Miray Kayacan
    2025-08-25
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.869
    5604
    PDF: 3662
    HTML: 94
  • Saving a seat at the table for community members: co-creating an attachment-based intervention for low-income Latinx parent-youth dyads using a promotor/a model

    Jessica L. Borelli, Lyric N. Russo, Jose Arreola, Breana R. Cervantes, Christina M. Marquez, Gloria Montiel, Vanessa Avalos, Jacqueline Carballo, Jackie Garcia, Isha Bhatt, Gina Torres, Francisca Leal, Nancy Guerra
    2022-02-04
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2022.598
    4572
    PDF: 1261
    Appendix: 412
    HTML: 55
  • A re-consideration of interpretation. A relational approach

    Zelda G. Knight
    2021-12-20
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2021.555
    3055
    PDF: 1119
    HTML: 137
  • Suicidality and self-compassion in patients with major depressive disorder: the mediating role of the avoidant attachment type

    Vasiliki Yotsidi, Charis Ntakolia, Ioanna Rannou , Pilios-Dimitris Stavrou, Panagiotis Ferentinos, Athanasios Douzenis, Nikolaos Smyrnis, Efthimia Gavriilidou, Rossetos Gournellis
    2024-12-16
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2024.826
    3641
    PDF: 963
    SUPPLEMENTARY: 248
    HTML: 63
  • Repairing alliance ruptures in psychotherapy with adults: a scoping review

    Alberto López-Vásquez, Nicolás González-Araneda, Stephanie Vaccarezza, Catherine F. Eubanks, Paula Errázuriz
    2026-04-30
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2026.892
    2897
    PDF: 849
    SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: 162
    HTML: 362
  • Antisocial personality disorder in group therapy, kindling pro-sociality and mentalizing

    Katharina T.E. Morken, Morten Øvrebø, Charlotte Klippenberg, Therese Morvik, Elisabeth Lied Gikling
    2022-11-07
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2022.649
    6589
    PDF: 1937
    HTML: 219
  • Applying the Defense Mechanisms Rating Scales Q-sort to assess patients’ level of overall defensive functioning in interview data: validity and reliability

    Mariagrazia Di Giuseppe, John Porcerelli, Alissa Huth-Bocks, Katie Aafjes-van Doorn
    2025-12-31
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.884
    1187
    PDF: 527
    HTML: 86
  • Professional burnout in therapists working with LGBTQ+ patients: associations with defenses and reflective functioning

    Gianluca Cruciani, Jacopo Tracchegiani, Maria Quintigliano, Selene Mezzalira, Cristiano Scandurra, Nicola Carone
    2025-12-31
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.880
    1327
    PDF: 718
    HTML: 99
  • The Italian version of the Depressive Experiences Questionnaire: psychometric properties and validation in students, community, and clinical groups

    Giorgio Falgares, Sandro De Santis, Salvatore Gullo, Danilo Carrozzino, Daniela Marchetti, Maria Cristina Verrocchio, Gianluca Lo Coco, Daniel Kopala-Sibley, Osmano Oasi
    2017-04-13
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2017.227
    3131
    PDF: 2281
    APPENDIX: 461
    HTML: 450
  • In-session emotional experiencing in brief psychotherapy conducted by trainee psychologists: process, alliance, and the role of therapist persuasiveness

    Andreia Soares, Laura Ladislau, Ana Aleixo, João M. Santos, Daniel Sousa
    2026-04-29
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2026.891
    1163
    PDF: 482
    SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: 87
    HTML: 188
  • Exploring maternal reflective functioning as a predictor of mother-child dyadic behaviour over time in a clinical context

    Lindsey Myers, Howard Steele, Miriam Steele, Anne Murphy
    2022-04-27
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2022.594
    2745
    PDF: 1131
    HTML: 61
  • Patient experiences in receiving virtual psychotherapy: a qualitative study

    Giorgio A. Tasca, Andie Storozuk, Victoria Klimkowski, Emily O’Connor, Stephanie Baker, Danielle Baldwin, Stephanie A. Houle, Camille Garceau, John Sylvestre
    2026-03-04
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2026.888
    1891
    PDF: 699
    SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: 125
    HTML: 188
  • Beyond the mask of deference: exploring the relationship between ruptures and transference in a single-case study

    Francesca Locati, Pietro De Carli, Emanuele Tarasconi, Margherita Lang, Laura Parolin
    2016-10-19
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2016.212
    2842
    PDF: 1457
    HTML: 2127
  • Dreaming during the COVID-19 lockdown: a comparison of Italian adolescents and adults

    Massimiliano Sommantico, Ilaria Iorio, Marina Lacatena, Santa Parrello
    2021-08-12
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2021.536
    5608
    PDF: 778
    HTML: 94
  • When and for whom do psychodynamic therapists use guided imagery? Explicating practitioners’ tacit knowledge

    Jule Bauckhage, Christian Sell
    2021-12-20
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2021.577
    3525
    PDF: 1331
    HTML: 67
  • An exploratory study on how attachment classifications manifest in group psychotherapy

    Alessandro Talia, Anna Georg, Björn Siepe, Salvatore Gullo, Madeleine Miller-Bottome, Jana Volkert, Corinne Neukel, Michael Kaess, Felix Bempohl, Sabine C. Herpertz, Svenja Taubner
    2022-11-04
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2022.653
    3740
    PDF: 1028
    HTML: 34
  • Virtue, well-being, and mentalized affectivity

    Elliot Jurist, David Greenberg, Marissa Pizziferro, Rozita Alaluf, Michael Perez Sosa
    2023-12-31
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2023.710
    2661
    PDF: 1089
    Supplementary Material: 305
    HTML: 95
  • Subjective experience of diagnosis and treatment in two adolescents with first-episode schizophrenia

    Marianella Abarzua, Francisco Venegas, Ximena Hidalgo
    2016-04-18
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2016.189
    3310
    PDF: 1516
    HTML: 609
  • The person behind the therapist: a recall study on significant events that contribute to therapists’ personal and professional development

    Hubert de Condé, Emmanuelle Zech, Jochem Willemsen
    2024-08-29
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2024.791
    10307
    PDF: 1747
    HTML: 119
  • Tracking change in group interventions: a further adaptation of the innovative moments coding system for groups

    Giovanna Esposito, Anna Sara Cutolo, Raffaella Passeggia, Silvia Formentin, Miguel Mario Gonçalves
    2022-12-29
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2022.648
    2021
    PDF: 641
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  • Impact of personality traits, coping styles, and anger on psychological symptoms of patients with arterial hypertension Psychological factors in arterial hypertension

    Francesca Giordano, Sara Guidotti, Clemente Salerno, Carlo Pruneti, Omar Carlo Gioacchino Gelo
    2025-07-31
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.867
    1528
    PDF: 742
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  • Transference interpretation and psychotherapy outcome: a systematic review of a no-consensus relationship

    Meltem Yilmaz, Kutlu Kağan Türkarslan, Ludovica Zanini, Dilara Hasdemir, Grazia Fernanda Spitoni, Vittorio Lingiardi
    2024-05-02
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2024.744
    4992
    PDF: 1752
    SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: 235
    HTML: 110
  • It takes two to tango: a qualitative meta-synthesis on processes of psychotherapy dropout from the Single Case Archive

    Liza Notaerts, Melissa De Smet, Martin Finn, Kimberly Van Nieuwenhove, Vicky Hennissen, Reitske Meganck
    2025-12-03
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.876
    1525
    PDF: 902
    HTML: 98
  • Dreaming during COVID-19: the effects of a world trauma

    Cristina Marogna, Emanuele Montanari, Silvio Contiero, Klodjana Lleshi
    2021-08-24
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2021.541
    4969
    PDF: 1287
    HTML: 157
  • A psychodynamic contribution to the understanding of anger - The importance of diagnosis before treatment

    Paola Manfredi, Claudia Taglietti
    2022-06-30
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2022.587
    6135
    PDF: 3919
    HTML: 443
  • Self-assessment of patterns of subjective experience: development and psychometric study of the States of Mind Questionnaire

    Bruno Faustino, António Branco Vasco, Giancarlo Dimaggio, Ana Nunes da Silva; Sophie Seromenho
    2021-01-20
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2020.465
    2457
    PDF: 955
    HTML: 31
  • Effectiveness of dialectical behavior therapy as a transdiagnostic treatment for improving cognitive functions: a systematic review

    CV Vijayapriya, Rameshbabu Tamarana
    2023-07-04
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2023.662
    9688
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    HTML: 216
  • Factors of treatment success in psychotherapy: a within-therapist analysis of early session processes

    Yan Zhu, Mark J. Hilsenroth
    2025-07-22
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.848
    1918
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  • Impairment in personality functioning predicts young adult suicidal ideation and suicide attempt above and beyond depressive symptoms

    Kiran Boone, Kennedy M. Balzen, Carla Sharp
    2024-12-31
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2024.814
    2085
    PDF: 695
    SUPPLEMENTARY: 160
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  • Are there gender and age differences in the effect of coping strategies on suicidal ideation among adolescents? The mediating role of emotional intelligence

    Anyerson Stiths Gómez-Tabares, Jorge Emiro Restrepo
    2025-07-31
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.843
    1738
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  • Perfectionism and therapeutic alliance: a review of the clinical research

    Racheli Miller, Mark J. Hilsenroth, Paul L. Hewitt
    2017-04-13
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2017.264
    3877
    PDF: 1909
    HTML: 1137
  • A theoretical and clinical perspective of an embodied view in psychotherapy of somatic symptoms disorders

    Maria Eugenia Moneta, Horst Kaechele
    2023-08-25
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2023.605
    2731
    PDF: 1055
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  • Facilitative interpersonal skills are relevant in child therapy too, so why don’t we measure them?

    Jordan Bate, Angelica Tsakas
    2022-05-09
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2022.595
    3137
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  • Differentiating self-disclosure interventions from self-involving interventions based on the assessment of the short-term therapeutic effects: preliminary results

    Fabio Monticelli, Chiara Massullo, Antonino Carcione, Lucia Tombolini, Flaminia Guerra, Marianna Liotti, Cecilia Monticelli, Elena Gasperini, Marianna Russo, Samanta Novaretto, Letizia La Vista, Paola Mallozzi, Claudio Imperatori, Chiara Del Brutto, Benedetto Farina
    2025-02-10
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.800
    4418
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  • The catcher in the mind: validation of the brief-mentalized affectivity scale for adolescents in the Italian population

    Marianna Liotti, Alice Fiorini Bincoletto, Fabiola Bizzi, Marta Tironi, Simone Charpentier Mora, Donatella Cavanna, Guido Giovanardi, Elliot Jurist, Anna Maria Speranza, Vittorio Lingiardi, Annalisa Tanzilli
    2023-12-31
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2023.709
    3111
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  • The effect of positive psychotherapy in test anxiety among Zahedan students with hemophilia

    Mahbobe Ghavidel Heydari, Mahmoud Shirazi, Gholam Reza Sanagouyemoharer
    2018-04-12
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2018.307
    2493
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  • The relationship between overall defensive functioning and the Personality Assessment Inventory borderline and treatment outcome scales

    Laura A. Richardson, John H. Porcerelli, Michelle Stein, Brynn DeLorenzo, Christina Massey, Emma Lindquist, Sarah McNamee, Mark Blais
    2025-12-31
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.883
    1152
    PDF: 605
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  • How secure is the secure base? Romantic attachment, emotion regulation, and psychotherapists’ role as secure base figures

    Helena Carvalho, Gil Nata, Paula Mena Matos
    2024-04-22
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2024.733
    2923
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  • The role of oxytocin as an indicator of outcome and therapeutic alliance

    Chiara Durante, Giulia Di Vincenzo, Alessandra Minutoli, Giampaolo Nicolais, Valeria Carola
    2025-06-24
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2025.842
    1458
    PDF: 909
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  • Psychological adaptation and health-related quality of life in inflammatory bowel disease: a 5-year follow-up study

    Gabriella Martino, Emanuele M. Merlo, Carmelo M. Vicario, Federica Bellone, Clara De Francesco, Ulla Feldt-Rasmussen, Antonino Catalano, Walter Fries, Orlando Silvestro
    2026-08-27
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