--- title: Collabzium | Dr. Giorgio Tasca (4) description: 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. 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His research is centered around psychotherapy process, mechanisms of change, and outcomes, as well as eating disorders. [Follow me on my website](https://collabzium.com/en/articles/author/dr-giorgio-tasca/page/www.pprnet.ca)[Follow me on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/pprnetwork)[Follow me on Twitter](https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2Fgiorgiotasca) ![PPRNet Clinical summary: Use of Anti-Depressant Medication May Slow the Response to Psychotherapy](https://collabzium.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1548616392686.jpg?width=300&name=1548616392686.jpg) [PPRNET](https://collabzium.com/en/articles/tag/pprnet) ## [PPRNet Clinical summary: Use of Anti-Depressant Medication May Slow the Response to Psychotherapy](https://collabzium.com/en/articles/pprnet-clinical-summary-use-of-anti-depressant-medication-may-slow-the-response-to-psychotherapy) Meta-analyses suggest that [combining](https://doi.org/10.4088/JCP.09r05021) psychotherapy and antidepressant medications (ADM) is an... Nov 05, 2025 ![PPRNet Clinical summary: Can ChatGPT Deliver CBT Like a Human Therapist?](https://collabzium.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/AI.png?width=300&name=AI.png) [PPRNET](https://collabzium.com/en/articles/tag/pprnet) ## [PPRNet Clinical summary: Can ChatGPT Deliver CBT Like a Human Therapist?](https://collabzium.com/en/articles/pprnet-clinical-summary-can-chatgpt-deliver-cbt-like-a-human-therapist) Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) is the most researched psychotherapy, deemed to be an... Nov 05, 2025 ![PPRNet Clinical summary: Patients’ Experiences of Premature Termination from Psychotherapy](https://collabzium.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/virtual%20interview.png?width=300&name=virtual%20interview.png) [PPRNET](https://collabzium.com/en/articles/tag/pprnet) ## [PPRNet Clinical summary: Patients’ Experiences of Premature Termination from Psychotherapy](https://collabzium.com/en/articles/pprnet-clinical-summary-patients-experiences-of-premature-termination-from-psychotherapy) Premature termination from psychotherapy refers to a patient who unilaterally discontinues therapy,... Nov 05, 2025 ![PPRNet Clinical summary: What is a Psychological Treatment?](https://collabzium.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1548616392686.jpg?width=300&name=1548616392686.jpg) [PPRNET](https://collabzium.com/en/articles/tag/pprnet) ## [PPRNet Clinical summary: What is a Psychological Treatment?](https://collabzium.com/en/articles/pprnet-clinical-summary-what-is-a-psychological-treatment) Previous [reviews](https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.1780) found no consensus in the field on what makes a treatment “psychological”. In this... Oct 28, 2025 ![PPRNet Clinical summary: Termination of Psychotherapy](https://collabzium.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/therapy-1.png?width=300&name=therapy-1.png) [PPRNET](https://collabzium.com/en/articles/tag/pprnet) ## [PPRNet Clinical summary: Termination of Psychotherapy](https://collabzium.com/en/articles/pprnet-clinical-summary-termination-of-psychotherapy) Regardless of length, modality, setting or orientation, termination of psychotherapy is potentially... Oct 28, 2025 ![PPRNet Clinical summary: Core Principles of Treating the Suicidal Adult](https://collabzium.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/therapy-1.png?width=300&name=therapy-1.png) [PPRNET](https://collabzium.com/en/articles/tag/pprnet) ## [PPRNet Clinical summary: Core Principles of Treating the Suicidal Adult](https://collabzium.com/en/articles/pprnet-clinical-summary-core-principles-of-treating-the-suicidal-adult) There are few clinical situations that instill anxiety in clinicians like working with a suicidal... Oct 28, 2025 ![PPRNet Clinical summary: Credibility and Expectations of Benefit of Internet-Delivered Treatment](https://collabzium.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/virtual%20interview.png?width=300&name=virtual%20interview.png) [PPRNET](https://collabzium.com/en/articles/tag/pprnet) ## [PPRNet Clinical summary: Credibility and Expectations of Benefit of Internet-Delivered Treatment](https://collabzium.com/en/articles/pprnet-clinical-summary-credibility-and-expectations-of-benefit-of-internet-delivered-treatment) | There is some [evidence](https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftrk.cp20.com%2Fclick%2Fgs5t-2z13xb-ybu7y0-ld90o245%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cstephanie.baker%40uottawa.ca%7Ceec75f305a814f96e2d208ddeae5cc18%7Cd41fdab17e154cfdb5fa7200e54deb6b%7C1%7C0%7C638924994885972606%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=GLpuj6aC2I%2B9V0lZVk3PAUzE9Z29DMOmKVXSJmqmy%2Fg%3D&reserved=0) that internet-delivered treatment can be effective in treating some... | | --- | Sep 05, 2025 ![PPRNet Clinical summary: Antidepressant Medication or Short-Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy for Depression?](https://collabzium.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/medication.png?width=300&name=medication.png) [PPRNET](https://collabzium.com/en/articles/tag/pprnet) ## [PPRNet Clinical summary: Antidepressant Medication or Short-Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy for Depression?](https://collabzium.com/en/articles/pprnet-clinical-summary-antidepressant-medication-or-short-term-psychodynamic-psychotherapy-for-depression) | Depression is the largest contributor to global [disability](https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftrk.cp20.com%2Fclick%2Fgs5t-2z13xb-ybu7xs-ld90o241%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cstephanie.baker%40uottawa.ca%7Ceec75f305a814f96e2d208ddeae5cc18%7Cd41fdab17e154cfdb5fa7200e54deb6b%7C1%7C0%7C638924994885844563%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=y0MSbpXMFIpo5mOileGNCBNyxFIozaDU6cfJzZFDaVM%3D&reserved=0). And so, researchers have been... | | --- | Sep 05, 2025 ![PPRNet Clinical summary: Do Therapists Become More Culturally Humble with Experience?](https://collabzium.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/therapy-1.png?width=300&name=therapy-1.png) [PPRNET](https://collabzium.com/en/articles/tag/pprnet) ## [PPRNet Clinical summary: Do Therapists Become More Culturally Humble with Experience?](https://collabzium.com/en/articles/pprnet-clinical-summary-do-therapists-become-more-culturally-humble-with-experience) | [Cultural humility](https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftrk.cp20.com%2Fclick%2Fgs5t-2z13xb-ybu7xo-ld90o247%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cstephanie.baker%40uottawa.ca%7Ceec75f305a814f96e2d208ddeae5cc18%7Cd41fdab17e154cfdb5fa7200e54deb6b%7C1%7C0%7C638924994885785063%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=wSCtDNSkzqpbGd5pDkllmq89UjJNQq9panLVhS2tti0%3D&reserved=0) refers to the ability to be other-oriented, curious, and open-minded about... | | --- | Sep 05, 2025 ![PPRNet Clinical summary: Mentalization-Based Therapy for Antisocial Personality Disorder](https://collabzium.com/hs-fs/hubfs/box-members.jpg?width=300&name=box-members.jpg) [PPRNET](https://collabzium.com/en/articles/tag/pprnet) ## [PPRNet Clinical summary: Mentalization-Based Therapy for Antisocial Personality Disorder](https://collabzium.com/en/articles/pprnet-clinical-summary-mentalization-based-therapy-for-antisocial-personality-disorder) Historically, there has been a lot of skepticism about whether antisocial personality disorder... 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