How do licensed psychotherapists in Germany feel about treating patients with posttraumatic stress symptoms? – an experimental study based on case vignettes

Background Previous research indicates that not all children, adolescents and adults suffering from PTSD receive psychotherapy and if they do, trauma is not always considered during therapy. One reason for this undertreatment might be a limited readiness of licenced psychotherapists (LPTs) to treat...

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Autores principales:	Katharina Gossmann, Rebekka Eilers, Rita Rosner, Antonia Barke
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Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Group 2021
Materias:	treatment readiness posttraumatic stress disorder therapists’ characteristics patients’ characteristics treatment barriers licenced psychotherapists externalizing and internalizing post-traumatic stress symptoms Psychiatry RC435-571
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:502f0b97991d473491e148b5664dcbf12021-12-01T14:40:59ZHow do licensed psychotherapists in Germany feel about treating patients with posttraumatic stress symptoms? – an experimental study based on case vignettes2000-806610.1080/20008198.2021.1995265https://doaj.org/article/502f0b97991d473491e148b5664dcbf12021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2021.1995265https://doaj.org/toc/2000-8066Background Previous research indicates that not all children, adolescents and adults suffering from PTSD receive psychotherapy and if they do, trauma is not always considered during therapy. One reason for this undertreatment might be a limited readiness of licenced psychotherapists (LPTs) to treat patients who have experienced a trauma and thus suffer from PTSD symptoms. Objective The aim of this study is to explore the association between the readiness of LPTs to treat patients with PTSD symptoms and different patients’ and therapists’ characteristics. Method We used case vignettes to assess the readiness of LPTs in Germany in a nationwide online survey (N = 768). The vignettes described patients with PTSD and were adapted to the age group mainly treated by the therapists (children/adolescents vs. adults). The patients’ characteristics in the otherwise identical vignettes were randomized for patient gender (female vs. male) and symptom cluster (internalizing vs. externalizing). Rating scales were used to assess readiness. Additionally, therapists’ characteristics (age, trauma-specific training, perceived fears/doubts, and objective barriers to treating the vignette patient) were assessed. Results The patients’ characteristics did not influence the treatment readiness of the LPTs. Regarding therapists’ characteristics, LPTs working mainly with children and adolescents, and those who had completed trauma-specific training reported a higher readiness to treat the vignette patient. Conclusions Regarding the treatment of patients suffering from PTSD symptoms of different ages, our study indicated that the assessed therapists’ characteristics were more relevant for the treatment readiness of LPTs than the patients’ characteristics of age or symptom type.Katharina GossmannRebekka EilersRita RosnerAntonia BarkeTaylor & Francis Grouparticletreatment readinessposttraumatic stress disordertherapists’ characteristicspatients’ characteristicstreatment barrierslicenced psychotherapistsexternalizing and internalizing post-traumatic stress symptomsPsychiatryRC435-571ENEuropean Journal of Psychotraumatology, Vol 12, Iss 1 (2021)
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spellingShingle	treatment readiness posttraumatic stress disorder therapists’ characteristics patients’ characteristics treatment barriers licenced psychotherapists externalizing and internalizing post-traumatic stress symptoms Psychiatry RC435-571 Katharina Gossmann Rebekka Eilers Rita Rosner Antonia Barke How do licensed psychotherapists in Germany feel about treating patients with posttraumatic stress symptoms? – an experimental study based on case vignettes
description	Background Previous research indicates that not all children, adolescents and adults suffering from PTSD receive psychotherapy and if they do, trauma is not always considered during therapy. One reason for this undertreatment might be a limited readiness of licenced psychotherapists (LPTs) to treat patients who have experienced a trauma and thus suffer from PTSD symptoms. Objective The aim of this study is to explore the association between the readiness of LPTs to treat patients with PTSD symptoms and different patients’ and therapists’ characteristics. Method We used case vignettes to assess the readiness of LPTs in Germany in a nationwide online survey (N = 768). The vignettes described patients with PTSD and were adapted to the age group mainly treated by the therapists (children/adolescents vs. adults). The patients’ characteristics in the otherwise identical vignettes were randomized for patient gender (female vs. male) and symptom cluster (internalizing vs. externalizing). Rating scales were used to assess readiness. Additionally, therapists’ characteristics (age, trauma-specific training, perceived fears/doubts, and objective barriers to treating the vignette patient) were assessed. Results The patients’ characteristics did not influence the treatment readiness of the LPTs. Regarding therapists’ characteristics, LPTs working mainly with children and adolescents, and those who had completed trauma-specific training reported a higher readiness to treat the vignette patient. Conclusions Regarding the treatment of patients suffering from PTSD symptoms of different ages, our study indicated that the assessed therapists’ characteristics were more relevant for the treatment readiness of LPTs than the patients’ characteristics of age or symptom type.
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author	Katharina Gossmann Rebekka Eilers Rita Rosner Antonia Barke
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title	How do licensed psychotherapists in Germany feel about treating patients with posttraumatic stress symptoms? – an experimental study based on case vignettes
title_short	How do licensed psychotherapists in Germany feel about treating patients with posttraumatic stress symptoms? – an experimental study based on case vignettes
title_full	How do licensed psychotherapists in Germany feel about treating patients with posttraumatic stress symptoms? – an experimental study based on case vignettes
title_fullStr	How do licensed psychotherapists in Germany feel about treating patients with posttraumatic stress symptoms? – an experimental study based on case vignettes
title_full_unstemmed	How do licensed psychotherapists in Germany feel about treating patients with posttraumatic stress symptoms? – an experimental study based on case vignettes
title_sort	how do licensed psychotherapists in germany feel about treating patients with posttraumatic stress symptoms? – an experimental study based on case vignettes
publisher	Taylor & Francis Group
publishDate	2021
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How do licensed psychotherapists in Germany feel about treating patients with posttraumatic stress symptoms? – an experimental study based on case vignettes

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