Elucidating therapist differences: Therapists’ interpersonal skills and their effect on treatment outcome
Interpersonal skills were found to be important characteristics to differentiate between more and less effective therapists, especially when treating severely distressed patients. Considering them in therapist selection and matching, outcome prediction, and clinical training could improve the effectiveness of psychological therapies.
Authors
- Julian Rubel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9625-6611)
- Brian Schwartz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4695-4953)
- Miriam I. Hehlmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1069-0813)
- Wolfgang Lutz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5141-3847)
- Lisa Fischer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5992-0176)
- Henning Schöttke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0049-0217)
- Anne‐Katharina Deisenhofer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5521-2535)
Institutions
- Trier University of Applied Sciences (DE)
- Osnabrück University (DE)
- Universität Trier (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Behaviour Research and Therapy
- Published
- 2025-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2025.104689
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 13.84
Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft