Objective
The current study aims to ascertain the trajectories of psychotherapy clients’ symptom ... more Objective The current study aims to ascertain the trajectories of psychotherapy clients’ symptom change and identify client factors that predict treatment outcome.
Method We conducted a latent growth mixture model (LGMM) to identify the change trajectories of 44 clients’ depression scores during psychotherapy. Client characteristics were then explored to determine whether any were associated with change trajectories. We examined whether the number of physician visits and/or client self-concealment scores predict 63 clients’ improvement after controlling for initial symptom severity.
Results Two trajectories of clients’ symptom change were identified: nonimprovers (52.3%) and improvers (47.7%). Nonimprovers had higher levels of self-concealment and baseline depression than improvers. The number of physician visits was associated with higher depression scores at baseline and greater clinical improvement during psychotherapy.
Conclusion Clients showed distinct trajectories of symptom change in psychotherapy. Early identification of clients at risk for treatment failure may increase the probability of therapeutic success.
the outbreak of CoVID-19 has resulted in increasing needs for mental health treatments and yet si... more the outbreak of CoVID-19 has resulted in increasing needs for mental health treatments and yet simultaneously posed great challenges to the delivery of in-person psychological services. the standard clinical practice suddenly shifted to the use of telepsychology. this study aimed to identify how therapists have been responding to the public health crisis and the rapid transition to telepsychology. We distributed a survey to 502 mental health providers to investigate the challenges and concerns of the delivery of clinical work during the pandemic. our study found that most therapists (75.9%) transitioned to telepsychology without suspension of services. therapists reported varied concerns regarding telepsychology, clinical practice, and their personal lives. the most common concerns identified were the use of therapeutic techniques in telepsychology, provision of remote services, and the practitioner's own health. our findings also indicated that therapists who are students, female, sexual minorities, unpartnered, and working in public settings experienced relatively greater concerns. It may imperative to allocate more resources to those subgroups of therapists to facilitate their clinical work in telepsychology. this study contributed to our understanding of how the pandemic has impacted clinical work and may inform practitioners in coping with the current and any future public crises.
Objective
The current study aims to ascertain the trajectories of psychotherapy clients’ symptom ... more Objective The current study aims to ascertain the trajectories of psychotherapy clients’ symptom change and identify client factors that predict treatment outcome.
Method We conducted a latent growth mixture model (LGMM) to identify the change trajectories of 44 clients’ depression scores during psychotherapy. Client characteristics were then explored to determine whether any were associated with change trajectories. We examined whether the number of physician visits and/or client self-concealment scores predict 63 clients’ improvement after controlling for initial symptom severity.
Results Two trajectories of clients’ symptom change were identified: nonimprovers (52.3%) and improvers (47.7%). Nonimprovers had higher levels of self-concealment and baseline depression than improvers. The number of physician visits was associated with higher depression scores at baseline and greater clinical improvement during psychotherapy.
Conclusion Clients showed distinct trajectories of symptom change in psychotherapy. Early identification of clients at risk for treatment failure may increase the probability of therapeutic success.
the outbreak of CoVID-19 has resulted in increasing needs for mental health treatments and yet si... more the outbreak of CoVID-19 has resulted in increasing needs for mental health treatments and yet simultaneously posed great challenges to the delivery of in-person psychological services. the standard clinical practice suddenly shifted to the use of telepsychology. this study aimed to identify how therapists have been responding to the public health crisis and the rapid transition to telepsychology. We distributed a survey to 502 mental health providers to investigate the challenges and concerns of the delivery of clinical work during the pandemic. our study found that most therapists (75.9%) transitioned to telepsychology without suspension of services. therapists reported varied concerns regarding telepsychology, clinical practice, and their personal lives. the most common concerns identified were the use of therapeutic techniques in telepsychology, provision of remote services, and the practitioner's own health. our findings also indicated that therapists who are students, female, sexual minorities, unpartnered, and working in public settings experienced relatively greater concerns. It may imperative to allocate more resources to those subgroups of therapists to facilitate their clinical work in telepsychology. this study contributed to our understanding of how the pandemic has impacted clinical work and may inform practitioners in coping with the current and any future public crises.
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The current study aims to ascertain the trajectories of psychotherapy clients’ symptom change and identify client factors that predict treatment outcome.
Method
We conducted a latent growth mixture model (LGMM) to identify the change trajectories of 44 clients’ depression scores during psychotherapy. Client characteristics were then explored to determine whether any were associated with change trajectories. We examined whether the number of physician visits and/or client self-concealment scores predict 63 clients’ improvement after controlling for initial symptom severity.
Results
Two trajectories of clients’ symptom change were identified: nonimprovers (52.3%) and improvers (47.7%). Nonimprovers had higher levels of self-concealment and baseline depression than improvers. The number of physician visits was associated with higher depression scores at baseline and greater clinical improvement during psychotherapy.
Conclusion
Clients showed distinct trajectories of symptom change in psychotherapy. Early identification of clients at risk for treatment failure may increase the probability of therapeutic success.
The current study aims to ascertain the trajectories of psychotherapy clients’ symptom change and identify client factors that predict treatment outcome.
Method
We conducted a latent growth mixture model (LGMM) to identify the change trajectories of 44 clients’ depression scores during psychotherapy. Client characteristics were then explored to determine whether any were associated with change trajectories. We examined whether the number of physician visits and/or client self-concealment scores predict 63 clients’ improvement after controlling for initial symptom severity.
Results
Two trajectories of clients’ symptom change were identified: nonimprovers (52.3%) and improvers (47.7%). Nonimprovers had higher levels of self-concealment and baseline depression than improvers. The number of physician visits was associated with higher depression scores at baseline and greater clinical improvement during psychotherapy.
Conclusion
Clients showed distinct trajectories of symptom change in psychotherapy. Early identification of clients at risk for treatment failure may increase the probability of therapeutic success.