Existential quality of life: an outcome criteria in psychotherapy research

Authors

  • Astrid Görtz

Abstract

In the years 1994-1996 a psychotherapy effectiveness study was performed in the clinic of Maria Ebene in Feldkirch, Vorarlberg. The main result of this study was a good effectiveness of existential analytical psychotherapy in different realms of state, symptoms, personality, and therapeutic achievement in alcohol abusers. A further outcome criterion was the so-called existential quality of life, which has been developed as a psychological construct, also including the construction of a questionnaire. This article describes the theoretical model and the empirical results concerning the effectiveness of existential analytical therapy in alcohol abusers in terms of existential quality of life.

Key words:
Existential quality of life; Eudemonism; Addiction; Psychotherapy effectiveness

Author Biography

Astrid Görtz

Dr. Astrid Görtz, Klinische Psychologin und Psychotherapeutin (Existenzanalyse), in freier Praxis in Wien tätig, Lehrbeauftragte an der Universität Wien

Korrespondenz: Dr. Astrid Görtz, Einwanggasse 23/11, 1140 Wien, Österreich

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Published

2005-04-01

How to Cite

Görtz, A. (2005). Existential quality of life: an outcome criteria in psychotherapy research. Psychotherapie-Wissenschaft, (2), 61–68. Retrieved from https://psychotherapie-wissenschaft.info/article/view/368

Issue

No. 2 (2005): Psychotherapie Forum 13/2 (veröffentlicht bei Springer Wien New York)

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