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- Title
Efficacy and recommendations for the delivery of telehealth psychotherapy for people with personality disorder.
- Authors
Bailey, Rachel C.; Knowles, Nacquel G.; Grenyer, Brin F. S.
- Abstract
Objective: There are few studies on the efficacy and acceptability of psychotherapy conducted via telehealth technology for people with personality disorder. This study aims to examine clinician perspectives on virtual psychotherapy. Method: Twenty multidisciplinary mental health clinicians (85% female, average age 42 years) with at least 2 years of experience in telehealth psychotherapy contributed quantitative and qualitative ratings of acceptability and efficacy of this modality. Results: Likert scale ratings (1 = not, 5 = very) demonstrated high client acceptability (mean = 4.0), effectiveness (4.0) and high clinician acceptability (4.2) and sustainability (4.2). Three recommendations emerged from qualitative analysis: prioritising frame establishment, ensuring client safety online and maximising alliance-enhancing strategies. Conclusions: This study, which collected quantitative and qualitative ratings of virtual psychotherapy, found that telehealth psychotherapy can be effective and acceptable for people with personality disorder. Strategies associated with success included strong governance, secure technology and careful attending to relationship management.
- Subjects
PERSONALITY disorders; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TELEMEDICINE; MENTAL health services; LIKERT scale
- Publication
Australasian Psychiatry, 2024, Vol 32, Issue 2, p125
- ISSN
1039-8562
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/10398562231222768