--- title: Collabzium | Dr. Giorgio Tasca (7) 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: DBT as a Universal Intervention Has a Negative Impact on Adolescent Well-Being](https://collabzium.com/hs-fs/hubfs/chub_backup/iStock-1207514066-1.jpg?width=300&name=iStock-1207514066-1.jpg) [PPRNET](https://collabzium.com/en/articles/tag/pprnet) ## [PPRNet Clinical summary: DBT as a Universal Intervention Has a Negative Impact on Adolescent Well-Being](https://collabzium.com/en/articles/clinical-summary-which-patients-benefit-most-from-being-matched-to-a-therapist-0-3-1-0-1-2-0-0-0-1-1-2-0-0) Research has focused on early intervention to allow adolescents to realize the best possible... Feb 05, 2025 ![PPRNet Clinical summary: Characteristics of Effective Therapists](https://collabzium.com/hs-fs/hubfs/iStock-1206150255-1.jpg?width=300&name=iStock-1206150255-1.jpg) [PPRNET](https://collabzium.com/en/articles/tag/pprnet) ## [PPRNet Clinical summary: Characteristics of Effective Therapists](https://collabzium.com/en/articles/clinical-summary-which-patients-benefit-most-from-being-matched-to-a-therapist-0-3-1-0-1-2-0-0-0-1-1) Some psychotherapists are more effective than others – their patients achieve better outcomes. 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Jan 09, 2025 ![PPRNet Clinical summary: Psychotherapists Coping with the COVID-19 Pandemic](https://collabzium.com/hs-fs/hubfs/iStock-1206150255-1.jpg?width=300&name=iStock-1206150255-1.jpg) [PPRNET](https://collabzium.com/en/articles/tag/pprnet) ## [PPRNet Clinical summary: Psychotherapists Coping with the COVID-19 Pandemic](https://collabzium.com/en/articles/clinical-summary-which-patients-benefit-most-from-being-matched-to-a-therapist-0-3-1-0-1-2-0-0-0-1-1-1) The public health restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic are over, and it is time now to... Jan 09, 2025 ![PPRNet Clinical summary: Therapists Are Unable to Identify Patients Who Get Worse](https://collabzium.com/hs-fs/hubfs/iStock-1206150255-1.jpg?width=300&name=iStock-1206150255-1.jpg) [PPRNET](https://collabzium.com/en/articles/tag/pprnet) ## [PPRNet Clinical summary: Therapists Are Unable to Identify Patients Who Get Worse](https://collabzium.com/en/articles/clinical-summary-which-patients-benefit-most-from-being-matched-to-a-therapist-0-3-1-0-1-2-0-0-0-1) Psychotherapy is effective in helping patients to reduce their symptoms. However, approximately 5%... Dec 04, 2024 ![PPRNet Clinical summary: School-Based Mindfulness Training for Adolescents Resulted in Poorer Outcomes](https://collabzium.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/highschool%20class-2.jpeg?width=300&name=highschool%20class-2.jpeg) [PPRNET](https://collabzium.com/en/articles/tag/pprnet) ## [PPRNet Clinical summary: School-Based Mindfulness Training for Adolescents Resulted in Poorer Outcomes](https://collabzium.com/en/articles/clinical-summary-which-patients-benefit-most-from-being-matched-to-a-therapist-0-3-1-0-1-2-0-0-0-1-0-0) Early adolescence is a developmental period during which many mental health problems emerge. It is... Dec 04, 2024 ![PPRNet Clinical summary: Progress Feedback Narrows the Gap Between More and Less Effective Therapists](https://collabzium.com/hs-fs/hubfs/iStock-1207514066-1.jpg?width=300&name=iStock-1207514066-1.jpg) [PPRNET](https://collabzium.com/en/articles/tag/pprnet) ## [PPRNet Clinical summary: Progress Feedback Narrows the Gap Between More and Less Effective Therapists](https://collabzium.com/en/articles/clinical-summary-which-patients-benefit-most-from-being-matched-to-a-therapist-0-3-1-0-1-2-0-0-0-1-0) Some psychotherapists are more effective than others, which means that patients’ treatment outcomes... Dec 04, 2024 ![PPRNet Clinical summary: Teaching DBT Skills Online Increases Suicide Risk](https://collabzium.com/hs-fs/hubfs/iStock-1203373205.jpg?width=300&name=iStock-1203373205.jpg) [PPRNET](https://collabzium.com/en/articles/tag/pprnet) ## [PPRNet Clinical summary: Teaching DBT Skills Online Increases Suicide Risk](https://collabzium.com/en/articles/clinical-summary-which-patients-benefit-most-from-being-matched-to-a-therapist-0-3-1-0-1-2-0-0-0) Public health officials, clinicians, and researchers often discuss scaling up psychological... Nov 04, 2024 ![PPRNet Clinical summary: Physiological Markers of Therapeutic Alliance Rupture and Repair](https://collabzium.com/hs-fs/hubfs/George%20Tasca-2.jpg?width=300&name=George%20Tasca-2.jpg) [PPRNET](https://collabzium.com/en/articles/tag/pprnet) ## [PPRNet Clinical summary: Physiological Markers of Therapeutic Alliance Rupture and Repair](https://collabzium.com/en/articles/clinical-summary-which-patients-benefit-most-from-being-matched-to-a-therapist-0-3-1-0-1-2-0-0-0-0) Therapeutic alliance [ruptures](https://doi.org/10.1037/pst0000185) occur in approximately 30% to 100% of sessions. Research indicates... Nov 04, 2024 ![PPRNet Clinical summary: When and for Whom is the Therapeutic Alliance Therapeutic?](https://collabzium.com/hs-fs/hubfs/George%20Tasca-2.jpg?width=300&name=George%20Tasca-2.jpg) [PPRNET](https://collabzium.com/en/articles/tag/pprnet) ## [PPRNet Clinical summary: When and for Whom is the Therapeutic Alliance Therapeutic?](https://collabzium.com/en/articles/clinical-summary-which-patients-benefit-most-from-being-matched-to-a-therapist-0-3-1-0-1-2-0-0-0-0-0) The therapeutic alliance represents the collaborative agreement between therapist and patient on... 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