The Effect of Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (Istdp) An Emotional Suppression and Negative Affect in Patients With Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Single-Subject Study

Emotional suppression and the experience of negative affect are the main problems of patients with treatment-resistant depression. in previous research, intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy (istdp) has been recognized as one of the effective methods in patients with treatment-resistant depression. however, the role of istdp in emotional suppression and negative affect is not clear in these patients. the present study aimed to explore the effectiveness of intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy in the treatment of emotional suppression and negative affect using a single-subject study. three patients with treatment-resistant depression diagnosis were selected by convenience sampling from psychotherapy clinics in tabriz-iran during a 3-month recruitment period in july 2019. in the next step, the participants underwent ten one-hour sessions of intensive short-term dynamic therapy. after each intervention process, the filled weinberger adjustment inventory (wai) and the positive and negative affect scale (panas). the results showed that intensive short-term dynamic therapy led to a reduction of negative affect and emotional suppression. accordingly, it could be concluded that istdp is an effective method for ameliorating negative affect and emotional suppression in treatment-resistant depression.