OQ-45 scores over the course of treatment. This graph displays the patient's OQ-45 scores over the course of treatment. TS, therapy session. Dashed line represents the cut-off threshold at score 63.

OQ-45 scores over the course of treatment. This graph displays the patient's OQ-45 scores over the course of treatment. TS, therapy session. Dashed line represents the cut-off threshold at score 63.

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Avoidant personality disorder (AvPD) is characterized by feelings of shyness, inadequacy, and restraint in intimate relationships and has been associated with a disturbance in narrative identity, which is the internalized and evolving story of past, present, and future experiences. Study findings have indicated that an improvement in overall mental...

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... three domains are summed up to an overall distress score. All OQ-45 scores throughout therapy are illustrated in Figure 3. At the beginning of treatment, the patient's overall distress is significantly high, with a score of 72 after the fourth therapy session. ...