Patients' Representation of the Therapeutic Dialogue and the Outcome of Therapy.

The article offers information on a study related to patients' representation of therapeutic dialogue and the outcome of therapy. Topics discussed include enhanced sustained improvement after termination is by positive representations of the therapeutic dialogue; use of Therapist Representation Inventory to assess the impact of dialogues in recovery; and the result of the study that showed no significant impact of conscious positive memory of the therapist on outcome.