The therapists were psychiatrists and psychologists with an average length of training in psychodynamic psychotherapy, most of them between 1-4 years of training. There was no systematic external control of the therapists’ adherence to the psychotherapy manual, but each case was regularly supervised at the centers which offered SPP as part of the study. Seminars in which the contents and ideas of the manual were presented and discussed in depth were conducted for therapists and supervisors in order to enhance uniformity in therapeutic thinking and conduct. ;&2-5.2! There was no significant difference between groups at inclusion concerning sex, symptom level as measured by GAF symptom and PANSS, functional level as measured by GAF function , work status and substance abuse. 50<$23$<$(4! ICC was calculated for PANSS-positive = 0.70, PANSS-negative = 0.74, GAF symptom = 0.56 and GAF function = 0.74. The ICC agreement is thus good for PANSS and GAF function , and moderate, but acceptable for GAF symptom . At year two, data were obtained from 99 patients (83%) in the SPP group and from 113 patients (75%) in the TaU group. The two attrition groups did not differ at baseline. ;91%)Y090*(!):!6491()92()<)D4!2*&!6)7$2
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