Many people have concealable stigmatized identities, which may include a history of mental illness,...
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.
Clinical summary: Therapists and Patients Who Agree on Their Experience of the Therapeutic Alliance
The therapeutic alliance is the agreement between the psychotherapist and the patient on the tasks...
Clinical summary: Researchers’ Allegiance to a Therapy Approach Biases Outcomes
Previous studies suggest that researchers tend to prefer one therapy orientation and that this...
Clinical summary: Patient Experiences of Helpful and Unhelpful Psychotherapy
Few psychotherapy studies focus on the patient’s experience. Researchers often ask patients to fill...
Clinical summary: Psychotherapists Have Different Empathy Profiles
Therapist empathy is one of the common factors of psychotherapy that is important to all types of...
Clinical summary: Is the Therapeutic Alliance Important for Teletherapy?
Teletherapy by synchronous videoconferencing or telephone seems to result in similar clinical...
Clinical summary: Therapists’ Experiences of Remote Psychotherapy
For decades, the prototypical psychotherapy setting has been the in-person meeting that promotes a...
Clinical summary: Clinician Burnout Reduces the Effectiveness of Treatment for PTSD
Burnout among mental health professionals is a problem that is well-documented and may affect...