Informed consent in psychotherapy: a survey on attitudes among psychotherapists in Switzerland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The legal and ethical guidelines of psychological professional associations stipulate that informed consent by patients is an essential prerequisite for psychotherapy. Despite this awareness of the importance of informed consent, there is little empirical evidence on what psychotherapists' attitudes towards informed consent are and how informed consent is implemented in psychotherapeutic practice.

Methods

155 psychotherapists in Switzerland completed an online survey assessing their attitudes regarding informed consent.

Results

Among the surveyed psychotherapists, there was a high consensus on important information that should be communicated to patients in the context of informed consent. Almost all psychotherapists rated confidentiality and its exemptions

SUBMITTER: Eberle K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8588676 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature