Dimensional measure of self and interpersonal functioning: Comparisons with treatment alliance and readiness for inpatient psychotherapy.

Abstract

The social cognition and object relations scale-global rating method is a clinical rating system assessing 8 domains of self and interpersonal functioning. It can be applied to score numerous forms of narrative data. In this study, we investigate the SCORS-G relationship to measures of alliance and readiness for psychotherapy with an adolescent inpatient sample. Seventy-two psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents were consented and subsequently rated by their individual and group therapist using the SCORS-G. The unit psychiatrist also completed an assessment of patients' readiness for inpatient psychotherapy. The patients completed a self-report of their alliance with the inpatient treatment team as a whole. SCORS-G ratings were positively correlated with assessments of readiness for inpatient psychotherapy and patient-reported alliance. This study further demonstrates the clinical utility of the SCORS-G with adolescents.