Negative experiences in psychotherapy from clients’ perspective
: A qualitative meta-analysis

J 2024

Negative experiences in psychotherapy from clients’ perspective : A qualitative meta-analysis

VYBÍRAL, Zbyněk, Benjamin M. OGLES, Tomáš ŘIHÁČEK, Barbora URBANCOVÁ, Veronika GOCIEKOVÁ et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Negative experiences in psychotherapy from clients’ perspective : A qualitative meta-analysis

Authors

VYBÍRAL, Zbyněk (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Benjamin M. OGLES (840 United States of America), Tomáš ŘIHÁČEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Barbora URBANCOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Veronika GOCIEKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Psychotherapy Research, Abingdon, Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis, 2024, 1050-3307

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50100 5.1 Psychology and cognitive sciences

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

article - open access

Impact factor

Impact factor: 3.900 in 2022

Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2023.2226813

UT WoS

001023492800001

Keywords in English

negative experience; psychotherapy; clients’ perspective; qualitative meta-analysis; meta-synthesis

Abstract

V originále

Objective: A considerable number of clients report adverse or unwanted effects of psychological treatments. This study aimed to synthesize the findings of qualitative studies focused on what clients perceive as negative experiences in psychotherapy. Method: A database search was conducted to find primary studies, and a qualitative meta-analysis was used to aggregate the findings on the kinds of negative experiences psychotherapy clients reported. Results: A total of 936 statements were extracted from 51 primary studies and categorized into 21 meta-categories, some of which were further divided into subcategories. These meta-categories covered clients’ experiences, which fell into four broad clusters: therapists’ misbehaviour, hindering aspects of the relationship, poor treatment fit, and negative impacts of treatment. Conclusion: Clients’ negative experiences of psychotherapy are a vast and heterogeneous area, the breadth of which is not captured by any single study. By synthesizing the findings of many primary studies, this meta-analysis represents the most comprehensive summary of these experiences to date.

Links

MUNI/A/1187/2021, interní kód MU

Name: Výzkum psychoterapie: Metody zkoumání procesu a výsledku

Investor: Masaryk University

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VYBÍRAL, Zbyněk, Benjamin M. OGLES, Tomáš ŘIHÁČEK, Barbora URBANCOVÁ and Veronika GOCIEKOVÁ. Negative experiences in psychotherapy from clients’ perspective : A qualitative meta-analysis. Psychotherapy Research. Abingdon: Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis, 2024, vol. 34, No 3, p. 279-292. ISSN 1050-3307. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2023.2226813.

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VYBÍRAL, Zbyněk, Benjamin M. OGLES, Tomáš ŘIHÁČEK, Barbora URBANCOVÁ and Veronika GOCIEKOVÁ. Negative experiences in psychotherapy from clients’ perspective : A qualitative meta-analysis. \textit{Psychotherapy Research}. Abingdon: Routledge Journals, Taylor \&{} Francis, 2024, vol.~34, No~3, p.~279-292. ISSN~1050-3307. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2023.2226813.

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