Originalarbeiten. Machbarkeit und Akzeptanz der Forschungsbedingungen von Gruppenpsychotherapie nach der Psychoanalytisch-Interaktionellen Methode – eine qualitative Pilotstudie

Summary Exploring Psychoanalytic-Interactional Group Psychotherapy - A Qualitative Pilot Study The general effectiveness of group therapy is well documented. Group psychotherapy based on the psychoanalytical-interactional method (PIM-G) is a clinically recognized and widely used method for treating patients with personality disorders, but empirical evidence of its effectiveness is still lacking. This pilot study investigated the feasibility of a planned randomized controlled trial on the effectiveness of PIM-G using quantitative measures (adherence, questionnaire measures) and qualitative research methods (interviews on the experience of the study conditions from the patients' perspective). A group of 10 patients received 40 sessions of outpatient PIM-G. Weekly questionnaire surveys were conducted, and additional qualitative interviews were conducted three times per patient. The aim was to investigate whether patients found the tested research conditions acceptable. The evaluation confirms the basic feasibility of the study project, particularly with regard to recruitment and acceptance of the study conditions. There is room for improvement in anticipating treatment discontinuations, questionnaire selection, and the technical implementation of video recordings accompanying the study.