Abstract
This study investigated the reliability and validity of the Capacity for Dynamic Process Scale (CDPS; Thackrey, Butler, & Strupp, 1993) as well as the relationship of this scale to therapeutic alliance and termination in an outpatient sample. The sample consisted of 38 outpatients who were admitted over a 22-month period at a university-based community psychological clinic. The results of this study indicated that the CDPS can be reliably scored and is internally consistent. In addition, the CDPS showed discriminant validity based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (fourth edition; DSM-IV American Psychiatric Association, 1994) scales of functioning and other self-report measures of psychopathology. The CDPS was also significantly related to clinician-rated therapeutic alliance during evaluation and could be used effectively to differentiate between those patients who terminated psychotherapy and those who continued treatment. These results support the reliability and validity of the CDPS in relation to the engagement of patients in outpatient psychodynamic psychotherapy.
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