The treatment of personality disorder in Jamaica with psychohistoriographic brief psychotherapy / El tratamiento de trastornos de la personalidad en Jamaica con psicoterapia breve psicohistoriográfica

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To assess the clinical outcome of patients with personality disorder, receiving treatment with psychohistoriographic brief psychotherapy (PBP). METHOD: Patients seen in the author's private practice from 1974 - 2010 with a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition, text revision (DSM-IV-TR) personality disorder diagnosis were treated with PBP. Demographic, clinical responses and one-year clinical outcome measures were disaggregated and analysed, using SPSS, version 17. RESULTS: One hundred patients completed treatment with PBP, malefemale 3464; mean age of 35.86 ± 10.28 (range 16 - 66) years. Forty-five per cent were married, 73% were of predominantly African racial origin, with 59% from socio-economic class (SEC) I and 39% from SEC II and III. The presenting complaints were interpersonal conflict (35%), anxiety (21%) and depressed mood (20%). Major depression (30%), substance abuse disorder (18%) and generalized anxiety disorder (13%) were the most common Axis I diagnoses. Histrionic personality disorder (39%) and avoidant personality disorder (35%) were the main Axis II diagnoses. Psychohistoriography was completed with all patients, and charted by 96%. Transference variants were experienced by all patients and worked through with 87%. The quadranting process was completed by 42% with goal setting instituted by 96% and actualization scoring fully completed by 34%. A continuous exercise programme was instituted by all patients, and was maintained by 56% at one-year follow-up. Ninety-four per cent reported fair (10%), good (68%) to very good/excellent (16%) improvement on completion of PBP, with 72% assessed as maintaining fair to good clinical improvement by the therapist at one-year follow-up. CONCLUSION: Patients with personality disorders showed clinical improvement one year after being treated with psychohistoriographic brief psychotherapy.

RESUMEN

OBJETIVO: Evaluar el resultado clínico de pacientes con trastorno de la personalidad, que reciben tratamiento con Psicoterapia Breve Psicohistoriográfica (PBP). MÉTODO: Pacientes vistos en la práctica privada del autor desde 1974-2010 con diagnóstico de trastorno de la personalidad sobre la base del Manual Diagnóstico y Estadístico de los Trastornos Mentales, cuarta edición revisada (DSM-IV-TR), fueron tratados con PBP. Las respuestas demográficas, clínicas y las medidas de resultado clínicas de un año, fueron desglosadas y analizadas utilizando SPSS, versión 17. RESULTADOS: Cien pacientes completaron el tratamiento con PBP, 3464 hombres mujeres; edad promedio 35.86 ± 10.28 años (rango 16-66). El cuarenta y cinco por ciento eran casados, 73% eran de origen racial predominantemente africano, con el 59% de clase socio-económica (SEC) I, y 39% de SEC II y III. Los problemas presentados fueron conflictos interpersonales (35%), ansiedad (21%), y estados de ánimo depresivo (20%). La depresión grave (30%), los trastornos por abuso de sustancias (18%), y los trastornos de ansiedad generalizada (13%) fueron los diagnósticos más comunes del Eje I.