What characterizes a good mental health professional in court-mandated treatment settings

Findings from a qualitative study with older patients and mental health care professionals

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ID15696151
AutoresHelene Seaward (0000-0002-3988-0506, autor de correspondencia), Tenzin Wangmo (0000-0003-0857-0510), Tobias Vogel (0000-0002-5768-1391, University of Basel), Marc Graf (0000-0001-9703-4175, University of Basel), Monika Egli-Alge, Michael Liebrenz (0000-0001-8040-2744, University of Bern), Bernice S Elger (0000-0002-4249-7399, University of Geneva)
Año2021
Volumen9
Número1
Páginas121-121
Fecha de publicación2021-08-17
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaBMC Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2050-7283 • E-ISSN: 2050-7283
EditorialBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s40359-021-00624-4
PMID34404482
OpenAlexW3194488080
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas74

Our findings indicate that some therapist-related activities and characteristics are of particular importance in court-mandated settings. These include genuine interest in the patient, a respectful and positive attitude, as well as the capacity to target sensitive issues in a directive but non-confrontational manner. Further research needs to identify specific expressions and behaviors that are linked to the aforementioned characteristics in the forensic context. Our study therefore contributes to much-needed empirical research on clinician and patient perspectives on therapist characteristics and activities in the treatment of court-mandated patients

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