Mindful medical practice and the therapeutic alliance
Patricia L Dobkin, Ricardo J. M. Lucena
International Journal of Whole Person Care December 10, 2015 DOI: 10.26443/ijwpc.v3i1.106 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Qualitative Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Intervention | Mindfulness |
| Citations | 9 |
| Key findings | Argues that the therapeutic alliance between caregiver and client or patient is central to psychiatric and other medical and psychotherapeutic encounters, that threats to this alliance in psychiatry should be faced, and that mindfulness may help clinicians build these bonds and foster well-being in themselves and those they treat, based on quantitative and qualitative studies. |
Abstract
This review article focuses on how the therapeutic relationship is central to clinician-client/patient relationships in psychiatry as well as other medical and psychotherapeutic encounters. Crucial to this relationship is the alliance formed between the caregiver and the person who seeks their care. The threats to the therapeutic alliance in psychiatry are discussed as is the importance of facing them. How mindfulness enables clinicians to build such bonds and foster well-being in themselves and in those they treat is examined in the context of quantitative and qualitative studies.
Citations in the library
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Cites 8
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