Does interpersonal dependency affect therapeutic outcome? A meta‐analytic review

This study examined whether interpersonal dependency affects therapeutic outcome, using meta‐analytic techniques to synthesize results from 31 studies (49 effect sizes; overall N = 3807). High levels of dependency were associated with more positive outcome in psychodynamic therapy ( r = 0.11, p < 0.05), but not cognitive‐behavioural therapy ( r = − 0.05, ns), and were associated with a less positive outcome in pharmacological treatment ( r =...