AUTHOR=Gislon Maria Clotilde , Sattin Davide , Cis Mattia , Fiaschi Mara , Tognasso Giacomo , D’Ambrosio Vincenzo , Villa Maria , Ruffino Milena , Bergamaschi Susanna 

TITLE=Integrated focal psychotherapy: Results from a retrospective study

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=Volume 14 - 2023

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.945644

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2023.945644

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=Background: Focus-Based Integrated Model (FBIM) is a form of psychotherapy grounded in inte-grating the psychodynamic and cognitive psychotherapy and Erikson’s life cycle model. Although there are many studies in the literature regarding the effectiveness of integrated models of psychotherapy, there is a paucity of research to establish the efficacy of FBIM. 
Objective: This pilot study aims to explore the effectiveness of the FBIM model by testing changes that occurred after FBIM therapy concerning individual well-being, presence/absence of symptoms, and general life functioning.
Methods: Seventy-one participants were enrolled at the CRF Zapparoli Centre in Milan, 66.2% were female (N=47) with a mean age of the total sample equal to 35.2 years (SD = 12.8). We used the Clini-cal Outcomes in Routine Evaluation Outcome Measure (CORE-OM) to test treatment effectiveness.
Results: The results highlighted that participants improved in all the four dimensions of CORE-OM (Well-being, Symptoms, Life functioning and Risk), that females improved more than males and that in most of the cases (64%), the change obtained was clinically reliable. 
Conclusion: The FBIM model seems to be effective for treating several patients. Most of the partici-pants have seen significant changes in symptoms, life functioning, and general well-being.