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Pieces of a clinical puzzle: analyzing the alliance in psychodynamic psychotherapy for depression Therapeutic technique, alliance, personality and therapist characteristics Mariëlle Hendriksen This thesis was prepared within the Arkin Mental Health Care research department and VU University Amsterdam, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Department of Clinical Psychology. Financial support for the studies included in this thesis was provided by Arkin Mental Health Care, VU University, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Department of Clinical Psychology and by an unrestricted grant by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, The Netherlands. None of the sponsors had a role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; nor in the preparation, review, or approval of the manuscripts. Financial support for publication of this thesis was kindly provided by Arkin Mental Health Care, Amsterdam. Cover illustration: M.C. Escher’s “Band of union” © 2014 The MC Escher Company B.V.-­‐ Baarn-­‐Holland. All rights reserved. www.mcescher.com. Design and lay-­‐out: Els Vos, Kiona Oosterman and Ferdinand van Nispen Printed by: GVO drukkers en vormgevers B.V. | Ponsen & Looijen © M. Hendriksen, Amsterdam, 2014. All rights reserved. No part of this thesis may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form or by any means without the written permission of the copyright owner. VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT Pieces of a clinical puzzle: analyzing the alliance in psychodynamic psychotherapy for depression Therapeutic technique, alliance, personality and therapist characteristics ACADEMISCH PROEFSCHRIFT ter verkrijging van de graad Doctor aan de Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, op gezag van de rector magnificus prof.dr. F.A. van der Duyn Schouten, in het openbaar te verdedigen ten overstaan van de promotiecommissie van de Faculteit der Psychologie en Pedagogiek op donderdag 9 oktober 2014 om 13.45 uur in de aula van de universiteit, De Boelelaan 1105 door Mariëlle Hendriksen geboren te Zevenaar promotoren : prof.dr. J.J.M. Dekker prof.dr. C.L.H. Bockting copromotor : dr. H.L. Van