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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...
Clinical summary: Psychotherapy Trainees Overestimate Their Interpersonal Skills
Author Highlight: Eric Champagne in the Media
Eric Champagne is an Associate Professor of Public Administration at the School of Political...