%0 Journal Article
%T Is psychodynamic psychotherapy an effective intervention for individuals at ultra-high risk (UHR) of psychosis?: a case report
%A Martins
%A Paula A.
%A Gon£¿alves
%A Priscila Dib
%A Arcuri
%A Silvia Maria
%A Leite Netto
%A Oswaldo F.
%A Macedo
%A Gamaliel
%A Louz£¿
%A Mario
%J Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria
%D 2012
%I Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
%R 10.1590/S0047-20852012000400011
%X objective: to report a case and to discuss the use of psychodynamic psychotherapy (pd-p) to treat individuals at ultra-high risk (uhr) of psychosis. methods: an individual at uhr was followed up for 24 months. the baseline evaluation included a psychiatric interview, the structured interview for prodromal symptoms (sips), the scale of prodromal symptoms (sops), and neuropsychological assessment. he underwent weekly sessions of pd-p for 12 months and was followed up for 12 months after the end of pd-p. the evaluations were at baseline, after 6-, 12-, and 24-month follow-up. no medication was prescribed during the 24-month follow-up. results: the prodromal symptoms remitted. the initial total score on the sips/sops was 37 points. after the first 12 months of pd-p, there was a reduction to 12 points on the sips/sops score, which stabilized in the 24-month follow-up. there was also a slight improvement in his performance on the neuropsychological evaluations. conclusion: this case report suggests that pd-p can reduce prodromal symptoms; nevertheless, a better understanding of the specificity and efficacy of pd-p as an option of treatment for uhr individuals is needed.
%K psychosis
%K ultra-high risk (uhr)
%K psychodynamic psychotherapy (pd-p).
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0047-20852012000400011&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en