Libby Igra

Adherence to elements of metacognition-based therapy for schizophrenia moderates the negative association between therapist-perceived rupture intensity and the client's session evaluation

Ilanit Hasson‐Ohayon, Libby Igra, Adi Lavi‐Rotenberg, Dana Atzil-Slonim

OBJECTIVE: Alliance ruptures are common in psychotherapy, and their clinical impact depends on how they are recognized and responded to. Little empirical work has examined rupture processes in psychotherapy for schizophrenia-spectrum disorders. The present study investigated whether therapists' adherence to Metacognition Insight …

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Early alliance growth and changes in attachment styles in psychotherapy.

Libby Igra, Oded Mayo, Yogev Kivity, Celia Faye Jacobsen et autres

This study investigated whether clients' pretreatment attachment insecurity predicted initial alliance and early alliance growth rate. Additionally, we examined whether clients' early alliance growth rate predicted change in attachment insecurity following therapy. Data from 549 clients treated by 53 therapists in a …

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The effect of therapists’ trait-like and state-like professional self-doubt on rupture resolution

Libby Igra, Celia Faye Jacobsen, Susanne Lunn, Jan Nielsen et autres

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to identify therapist characteristics associated with effective rupture resolution processes. We examined the association between therapists' experience of professional self-doubt (PSD) and the resolution of alliance ruptures. METHODS: Data from 4,986 sessions of 535 clients …

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Rupture Patterns and Outcomes: The Moderating Role of Interpersonal Functioning

Libby Igra, Celia Faye Jacobsen, Fredrik Falkenström, Susanne Lunn et autres

This study examined whether clients with more impaired interpersonal functioning benefit more from alliance rupture-repairs. Accordingly, we investigated if a client's level of interpersonal functioning moderates the relationship between alliance rupture patterns and psychotherapy outcomes. Data from 514 adults in outpatient psychotherapy …

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The association between therapist internal relational models, professional self-doubt, and coping strategies and the process and outcome of psychotherapy

Celia Faye Jacobsen, Libby Igra, Susanne Lunn, Karen‐Inge Karstoft et autres

Objective This study investigated whether therapists’ level of professional self-doubt (PSD), in interaction with their internal relational models (i.e., their self-affiliation or attachment style), their experience level, and their professional coping strategies, impacted the alliance and symptom change in therapy.Methods 555 clients …

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Exploring the matching effect: The association between preference accommodation, the working alliance, and outcome in psychotherapy.

Celia Faye Jacobsen, Fredrik Falkenström, Karen‐Inge Karstoft, Libby Igra et autres

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated two proposed change mechanisms in preference accommodation, thought to improve psychotherapy outcomes: a direct effect of a match between clients' initial preferences and their subsequent experiences of the therapy activities, or a mediated "matching effect" operating through the …

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Cultural aspects of stigma toward people with serious mental illness: A meta-analysis of the association between individualism-collectivism and social distance.

Ayala Jacob, Michal Lavidor, Libby Igra, Ilanit Hasson‐Ohayon

Emotion regulation and self-stigma among people with schizophrenia: The mediating role of depression.

Shulamit Bloch Raz, Libby Igra, Adi Lavi‐Rotenberg, Gerdina Hendrika Maria Pijnenborg et autres

Self-stigma is a common phenomenon among people with schizophrenia and is related to negative outcomes such as psychological distress as well as poor emotion regulation (ER). However, few studies have examined possible moderators or mediators in the association between ER and self-stigma. …

Subjective Experience and Perceived Benefits in Clients with Schizophrenia Following Participation in Metacognition Reflection and Insight Therapy (MERIT)

Noa Tsuck-Ram, Adi Moka, Adi Lavi‐Rotenberg, Libby Igra et autres

Schizophrenia spectrum disorders involve disturbances in the experience of the self, which are related to limited metacognitive ability. The aim of metacognition-based therapies is to improve metacognitive ability and, subsequently, self-management and recovery. Adding to the quantitative findings from a trial on …

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Psychotherapy on an Acute Psychiatric Ward: Preliminary Findings From a Controlled Study

Yael Cohen‐Chazani, Libby Igra, Jay A. Hamm, Bethany L. Leonhardt et autres

This study investigated the efficacy of psychotherapy during hospitalization on an acute psychiatric ward. A controlled trial was conducted to assess the effects of Metacognitive Reflection and Insight Therapy (MERIT) upon metacognition and psychiatric symptoms. Data from 40 inpatient women were analysed. …

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Transdiagnostic effects of therapist self‐disclosure on diverse emotional experiences of clients with emotional disorders and schizophrenia

Tal Alfi‐Yogev, Yogev Kivity, Dana Atzil–Slonim, Adar Paz et autres

OBJECTIVE: Despite the clinical significance of emotional diversity, also known as emodiversity, there has been limited investigation into the therapeutic interventions that influence this construct. In the current study we examined the association between immediate therapist self-disclosure (TSD) and emodiversity among two …

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Public stigma toward women, mothers and non-mothers, with serious mental illness in Jewish Ultraorthodox society

Ayala Jacob, Gil Goldzweig, A Sarreshteh Dar, Libby Igra et autres

The study aimed to investigate stigma toward women with serious mental illness (SMI) within the Jewish Ultraorthodox community. It explored the impact of target motherhood, observers' parenthood, and psychological-flexibility on stigma. 150 participants were presented with a vignette depicting a woman with\without …

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