Was macht einen guten Therapeuten aus?^[*]

Obwohl Psychotherapie wirksam ist, sind die Ergebnisse heterogen. Seit Längerem werden auch Unterschiede zwischen Psychotherapeuten untersucht [1]. Nach statistischen Schätzungen haben TherapeutInnen einen systematischen Anteil an der Erklärung des therapeutischen Ergebnisses von etwa 5 % [2]. Diese Therapeuten-Effekte sind vermutlich außerhalb von Studien noch stärker. Eine dringliche Aufgabe ist daher, die Therapeutenmerkmale besser zu verstehen, die die Unterschiede erklären können.

^* übersetzt von Henning Schauenburg

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