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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: 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...
Clinical summary: Therapist Attachment and Introject
Therapists are critical in establishing a solid therapeutic alliance, which is mainly based on...
Clinical summary: Do More Experienced Therapists Have Better Patient Outcomes?
There is a lot of evidence that some therapists are more effective than others, and this difference...
Clinical summary: Interpersonal Problems and the Therapeutic Alliance
The relationship quality between therapist and patient is a therapeutic factor that can lead to...
Clinical summary: The Efficacy of Group Therapy for Adults with Perfectionism
Perfectionism represents a broad and multidimensional personality vulnerability for mental...
Clinical summary: Therapist Lack of Awareness of Countertransference is Related to Poorer Outcomes
Countertransference is one of the oldest concepts in psychotherapy. Freud first discussed it in...
Clinical summary: Patient Attachment Insecurity Predicts Poorer Therapeutic Alliance
The therapeutic alliance is one of the most researched concepts in psychotherapy. It refers to the...
Clinical summary: Patients Crying in Psychotherapy
Emotional crying, a unique human trait, is crucial to communicating emotions. Previous research has...