DOES EMPIRICAL PSYCHOTHERAPY-RESEARCH PRO DUCE RELEVANT RESULTS FOR PSYCHOANALYTIC WORK

According to the results of empirical psychotherapy research - provisi onally as they might be - the following ingredients of therapeutic eff icacy are working in individual psychodynamic therapies: 1) therapeuti c bond (transference and working alliance); 2) interpretation; 3) ther apeutic contract (treatment duration for instance); 4) patient's self- relatedness. My work is largely based on recently published reviews on the results of anglo-american empirical psychotherapy research, espec ially of psychodynamic therapies. My reference on the four ingredients is justified by their strong affirmation through empirical research a nd by their relevance for therapeutic practice.