This study tested an expanded version of the explanatory model of the negative impact of the
COVID-19 pandemic on mental health proposed by Milman and colleagues. Participants (…

The expressive writing method has rarely been proposed in contexts of large-scale upheavals
that affect large populations. In this study this method was applied as an intervention and …

The negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health has been extensively
documented, while its possible positive impact on the individual, defined as Post-Traumatic …

Over the last few decades a growing number of psychotherapy scholars as well as psychotherapy
researchers have joined a paradigm shift, moving from a reductionist to a complexity-…

COVID-19 broke out in China in December 2019 and rapidly became a worldwide pandemic
that demanded an extraordinary response from healthcare workers (HCWs). Studies …

For the psychodynamic approach, being aware of and managing countertransference is a
core therapeutic competency. Research has demonstrated the negative effect of unmanaged …

Previous studies on projective techniques have investigated the effects of variation in stimulus
features on individuals’ response behavior. In particular, the influence of chromatic colors …

Critical aspects of the therapeutic alliance appear to be established as early as the first
session. Specifically, the affective bond between the therapeutic dyad appears to develop early …

Over the past two decades, therapeutic alliance research has increasingly focused on
understanding the process by which the alliance is ruptured and repaired. This paper is the first to …

Objective Bucci’s multiple code theory maintains that for a significant change the patient-therapist
relationship should foster a referential process shaping in three alternating phases: …