Therapeutic alliance in guided internet therapy programs for depression and anxiety disorders - A systematic review.

Autor:	Pihlaja S; Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa, Department of Psychiatry, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, P.O. Box 590, 00029 HUS, Finland., Stenberg JH; Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa, Department of Psychiatry, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, P.O. Box 590, 00029 HUS, Finland., Joutsenniemi K; Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa, Department of Psychiatry, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, P.O. Box 590, 00029 HUS, Finland., Mehik H; Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa, Department of Psychiatry, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, P.O. Box 590, 00029 HUS, Finland., Ritola V; Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa, Department of Psychiatry, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, P.O. Box 590, 00029 HUS, Finland., Joffe G; Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa, Department of Psychiatry, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, P.O. Box 590, 00029 HUS, Finland.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Internet interventions [Internet Interv] 2017 Nov 17; Vol. 11, pp. 1-10. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Nov 17 (Print Publication: 2018).
DOI:	10.1016/j.invent.2017.11.005
Abstrakt:	Objective: The role of internet therapy programs for mental disorders is growing. Those programs employing human support yield better outcomes than do those with no such support. Therapeutic alliance may be a critical element in this support. Currently, the significance of therapeutic alliance in guided, internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy programs (iCBT) remains unknown. This review aims to determine whether the therapeutic alliance influences outcome of iCBTs and if it does, what plausible factors underlie this association. Method: Towards that goal searches were made in PubMed, PsycINFO, SCOPUS, The Cochrane Library and CINAHL in May 2016 and January 2017. Results: From the 1658 relevant studies, only six studied the relationship of therapeutic alliance and outcome. All six studies showed a high level of client-therapist alliance; in the three most recent studies, the alliance was directly associated with outcome. No studies reported alliance-adherence associations. Conclusions: Alliance research in iCBT for mental disorders is scarce. Therapeutic alliance seems to associate with outcomes. More studies are necessary to define the optimal support to strengthen alliance. iCBT is a feasible environment for alliance research both practically and theoretically. The impact of alliance on adherence to iCBT requires study.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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