Quality of attachment and interpersonal problems as possible predictors ofinpatient-therapy outcome

The aim of the study was to predict the psychotherapy-outcome in 65 inpatie nts with psychosomatic disorders by the "Erwachsenen-Bindungsprototypen-Rat ing - EBPR (i.e. Adult Attachement-Prototypes Rating) - Strauss u. Lobo-Dro st" and by interpersonal problems (IIP; Horowitz). Only attachment security (but none of the attachment prototypes) was a weak but significant predict or of individual therapeutic goal attainment. Premature breaking off, anoth er outcome criterium,was significantly correlated with "autocratic" interpe rsonal behavior.