ISTDP for Patients with Treatment Resistance PPS, Maroti et al

Individual Intensive Short Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy for Patients with Treatment Resistance Persistent Physical Symptoms

ISTDP for Patients with Treatment Resistance PPS
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06682104

Daniel Maroti, Stockholm University, Sweden

"Study Overview

Brief Summary

Intensive Short-Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) for Treatment-Resistant Persistent Physical Symptoms is a therapeutic approach designed to help patients whose physical symptoms have not responded to traditional medical or psychological treatments. These persistent physical symptoms (PPS) often include conditions such as chronic pain, fatigue, or gastrointestinal issues, where a psychological component may be involved.

ISTDP focuses on identifying and addressing unconscious emotional conflicts, which are thought to contribute to or exacerbate physical symptoms. The therapy encourages patients to recognize and express repressed emotions, such as anger, sadness, or fear, which may manifest somatically if left unresolved.

For patients with treatment-resistant PPS, ISTDP offers a focused, time-limited intervention aimed at breaking the cycle of emotional suppression and physical symptomatology. The method involves intense therapeutic engagement, fostering a direct experience of emotions in a controlled environment. Through this process, patients often gain emotional awareness and experience symptom relief.

Research on ISTDP in this population suggests that it can effectively reduce the severity of physical symptoms, improve emotional well-being, and enhance overall functioning when other treatments have not yielded significant results.

For patients with treatment-resistant PPS, ISTDP offers a focused, time-limited intervention aimed at breaking the cycle of emotional suppression and physical symptomatology. The method involves intense therapeutic engagement, fostering a direct experience of emotions in a controlled environment. Through this process, patients often gain emotional awareness and experience symptom relief.

Research on ISTDP for this population suggests that it can be effective in reducing the severity of physical symptoms, improving emotional well-being, and increasing overall functioning when other treatments have failed to produce significant results."

"Conditions:

Somatic Symptom Disorder
Persistent Physical Symptoms
Functional Somatic Syndrome
Functional Somatic Disorder
Medically Unexplained Symptoms"

"Intervention / Treatment

Behavioral: Individual intensive short term psychodynamic therapy"

"Not yet recruiting"

 

He’s also involved in other research on MUPS:
https://www.su.se/english/research/...-patients-with-medically-unexplained-symptoms

Seems like a lost cause. Drank the kool-aid.

 

Yes, it has been the case for a long time He has been involved in ME research and clinical care for a long time too