Maintenance vs. Change of Negative Therapy Expectation: An Experimental Investigation Using Video Samples.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Therapy expectations contribute substantially to the outcome of psychotherapy. In contrast, psychotherapy expectations are rarely addressed and systematically optimised in studies on psychotherapy.

Materials and methods

A total of 142 mostly healthy participants with critical attitudes towards psychotherapy were randomised into two groups: (1) a control group that watched a video with patients who gave information about their symptoms or (2) an experimental group that watched an expectation-optimised video with the same patients giving additional information about their mostly positive therapy outcomes. The primary outcome was the Milwaukee Psychotherapy Expectation Questionnaire (MPEQ), which was filled in before and after watching the video.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Braun-Koch K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9013760 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature