Changes Personality Organization at Different Time Serials in Transference Focused Psychotherapy in Cluster B Personality Disorders

The aim of study was to determine changes in the personality organization in different time serials of Transference focused psychotherapy in Cluster B personality disorders.

A quasi-experimental of the type Multiple Time–Series Design. 32 patients with Cluster B Personality Disorders selected by available sampling method based on Milon clinical multiaxial inventory (III) and input and output criteria. Patients were randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups. 51 Transference focused psychotherapy sessions performed individually for one year in experimental group. One pre-test and three post-test of STIPO performed for both groups in different periods of treatment.

The resuls showed that there were no significant changes in first stage of treatment. But significant changes occured in all of dimensions of personality except rigidity. And also the most rate of change was in third stage of treatment (sig<0.05).

According to the results, it can be externalized Transference focused psychotherapy as an effective treatment can be improving Cluster B personality disorder