Relational interventions in psychotherapy: development of a therapy process rating scale.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In psychodynamic psychotherapy, one of the therapists' techniques is to intervene on and encourage exploration of the patients' relationships with other people. The impact of these interventions and the response from the patient are probably dependent on certain characteristics of the context in which the interventions are given and the interventions themselves. To identify and analyze in-session effects of therapists' techniques, process scales are used. The aim of the present study was to develop a simple, not resource consuming rating tool for in-session process to be used when therapists' interventions focus on the patients' relationships outside therapy.

Methods

The present study describes the development and use of a therapy process rating scale, the Relatio

SUBMITTER: Ulberg R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5011870 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature