Approximately 3.8% of the world’s population suffer from a major depressive disorder. There are...
Posts by Dr. Giorgio Tasca
The director of the Psychotherapy Practice Research Network (PPRNet) is Dr. Giorgio Tasca. Dr. Tasca is an Associate Professor with the School of Psychology, in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Ottawa. His research is centered around psychotherapy process, mechanisms of change, and outcomes, as well as eating disorders.
PPRNet Clinical summary: Characteristics of Effective Therapists
Some psychotherapists are more effective than others – their patients achieve better outcomes. ...
PPRNet Clinical summary: The Effect of Cultural Humility on Therapeutic Alliance and Outcomes
In recent years, cultural humility has gained traction as an essential stance for psychotherapists....
PPRNet Clinical summary: Psychotherapists Coping with the COVID-19 Pandemic
The public health restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic are over, and it is time now to...
PPRNet Clinical summary: Therapists Are Unable to Identify Patients Who Get Worse
Psychotherapy is effective in helping patients to reduce their symptoms. However, approximately 5%...
PPRNet Clinical summary: School-Based Mindfulness Training for Adolescents Resulted in Poorer Outcomes
Early adolescence is a developmental period during which many mental health problems emerge. It is...
PPRNet Clinical summary: Progress Feedback Narrows the Gap Between More and Less Effective Therapists
Some psychotherapists are more effective than others, which means that patients’ treatment outcomes...
PPRNet Clinical summary: Teaching DBT Skills Online Increases Suicide Risk
Public health officials, clinicians, and researchers often discuss scaling up psychological...
PPRNet Clinical summary: Physiological Markers of Therapeutic Alliance Rupture and Repair
Therapeutic alliance ruptures occur in approximately 30% to 100% of sessions. Research indicates...
PPRNet Clinical summary: When and for Whom is the Therapeutic Alliance Therapeutic?
The therapeutic alliance represents the collaborative agreement between therapist and patient on...