The Effects of Switching to Video Therapy on In-Session Processes in Psychotherapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objective and aim

This study aimed to assess the impact of switching from face-to-face (f2f) psychotherapy to video therapy (VT) due to the COVID-19 pandemic on in-session processes, i.e., the therapeutic alliance, coping skills, and emotional involvement, as rated by both patients and therapists.

Methods

A total of N = 454 patients with mood or anxiety disorders were examined. The intervention group (IG) consisted of n = 227 patient-therapist dyads, who switched from f2f to VT, while the control group (CG) consisted of n = 227 patient-therapist dyads, who were treated f2f before the pandemic. To evaluate the effects of switching to VT on in-session processes, three longitudinal piecewise multilevel models, one per process variable, were fitted. Each process variable was reg

SUBMITTER: Edelbluth S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11196328 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature