Discussion
When we investigate the results of long-term psychotherapy
on patients at the termination phase, the regression in education
and working domains had stopped; the level of education had
increased, and the frequency of working and occupational progress
and functionality had increased at a significant level. Compared to
the beginning stage, self-mutilation, suicidal attempts, self-harm
behaviors, hostility and impulse control issues had decreased significantly at the termination phase of psychotherapy. Most of the
clinicians working with patients with PD agree that the increase in
a patient’s level of functionality and amelioration of symptoms are
the criteria for recovery, and results indicating partial or full recovery were reported in the literature, which are similar to the results
in our study