TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kühne, Franziska
A1  - Lesser, Hannah
A1  - Petri, Franziska
A1  - Weck, Florian
T1  - Do mental health patients learn what their cognitive-behaviour therapists think they do?
T2  - International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being
N2  - Purpose: The acquisition of skills is essential to the conceptualization of cognitive-behavioural therapy. Yet, what experiences are encountered and what skills actually learned during therapy, and whether patients and therapists have concurrent views hereof, remains poorly understood. Method: An explorative pilot study with semi-structured, corresponding interview guides was conducted. Pilot data from our outpatient unit were transcribed and content-analyzed following current guidelines. Results: The responses of 18 participants (patients and their psychotherapists) were assigned to six main categories. Educational and cognitive aspects were mentioned most frequently and consistently by both groups. Having learned Behavioural alternatives attained the second highest agreement between perspectives. Conclusions: Patients and therapists valued CBT as an opportunity to learn new skills, which is an important prerequisite also for the maintenance of therapeutic change. We discuss limitations to generalizability but also theoretical and therapy implications.
KW  - cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT)
KW  - psychotherapy
KW  - interview study
KW  - learning
KW  - skills
Y1  - 2018
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/42300
SN  - 1748-2631
SN  - 1748-2623
VL  - 13
IS  - 1
PB  - Taylor & Francis Group
CY  - London
ER  -