Publications by authors named "T Rihacek"
Article Synopsis
- Psychotherapy outcomes have traditionally been assessed based on symptom relief, but this may miss vital insights from clients' personal experiences, highlighting the need for a more client-centered evaluation approach.
- The study involved a comprehensive search of databases to collect qualitative research on client-identified outcomes from psychotherapy, incorporating findings from 177 studies across 24 countries that included insights from nearly 3,000 clients.
- The analysis revealed 60 meta-categories of outcomes categorized into ten clusters, which encompass areas like social functioning, emotional health, self-awareness, and overall attitudes towards life, signaling a broader understanding of psychotherapy's impact beyond just symptom relief.
Article Synopsis
- Many countries are creating clinical practice guidelines for psychotherapy, primarily based on quantitative research, while there's a growing interest in incorporating qualitative research findings.
- A group of 19 qualitative psychotherapy researchers from 10 countries highlights the benefits of including qualitative data, which can enhance guidelines by focusing on aspects like therapist-client dynamics and cultural contexts.
- The report suggests systemic recommendations for guideline development processes and offers methodological advice to effectively integrate qualitative research in crafting more responsive therapy guidelines.
Objective: The study aimed to test the psychometric properties of the Czech translation of the Questionnaire of Personal Changes (Q-PC), a measure designed for retrospective (direct) measurement of change in psychotherapy.
Methods: A sample of group psychotherapy clients ( = 222) and a nonclinical sample ( = 167) sample were used. Clients in the clinical sample were administered the Q-PC in addition to several pre-post outcome measures.
Routine outcome monitoring (ROM) has become an increasingly utilized tool in therapeutic practice that has the potential to improve therapy outcomes. This study aimed to synthesize the findings of existing qualitative studies investigating how clinicians use ROM in their work with clients. A systematic search of qualitative studies on clinicians' experience with the use of ROM in mental health services was conducted via PsycInfo, PsycArticles, Medline, Web of Science, and Scopus databases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The Cooper-Norcross Inventory of Preferences (C-NIP) is a brief, multidimensional measure of clients' therapy preferences. This study aimed to examine the factor structure and measurement invariance of the C-NIP.
Method: Fifteen datasets ( = 10,088 observations) representing the C-NIP in nine language versions were obtained from authors of psychometric studies.