Psychotherapists' perspectives on collaboration and stepped care in outpatient psychotherapy-A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Stepped and collaborative care with outpatient psychotherapy as one treatment step is guideline-recommended for mental health care. To date, the experiences and evaluation of psychotherapists regarding collaboration and stepped care have been neglected. In order to improve collaborative mental health care, this qualitative study aimed at identifying psychotherapists' perspectives and needs within collaboration and stepped care.

Methods

Semi-structured qualitative interviews with 20 German outpatient psychotherapists were conducted and analyzed applying thematic analysis. The analysis was realized in a recursive process to first identify themes and then relate these themes back to the research questions with regard to collaboration and stepped care.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Maehder K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7002019 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature