Therapists' Preferences for Client Characteristics and Their Influence on the Therapeutic Alliance

• Conditions: Diagnosis, Psychiatric; Outpatient Followup of Psychiatric Problem

• Registration Number: NCT01799668
• Lead Sponsor: Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

Brief Summary

The research will examine psychotherapists' preferences for theoretical client characteristics, such as age, gender, personality characteristics and symptoms. The research will also examine the preferences' influence on the therapeutic alliance, from the therapist's and the client's point of view.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2013-02
• Study Start: 2013-02
• Study First Submitted: 2013-02-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-02-26
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-02-26
• Study First Posted: 2013-02-27
• Last Update Posted: 2013-02-27
• Primary Completion: 2013-10
• Study Completion: 2013-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

• Outpatients over the age of 18,
• Hebrew speakers,
• Not in a psychotic state.

Exclusion Criteria

• Psychotic state,
• Under the age of 18,
• Not qualified to answer the questions,
• Don't speak any Hebrew at all.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Positive correlation between preferences- characteristics match and therapeutic alliance.	5 weeks	The match between therapists' preferences ant their client's characteristics will correlate positively with the measures of therapeutic alliance.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hillel Yaffe Medical Center; 🇮🇱 Hadera, Israel