A team from the Center for Psychotherapy Research published in The Lancet Psychiatry

3 Dec 2024

In one of the most prestigious scientific journals in the field, Michaela Ladmanová and a team of authors published their study. Other members of the Center for Psychotherapy Research, Tomáš Řiháček and Klára Jonášová, collaborated on the study. The study focused on a qualitative meta-analysis of the evaluation of psychotherapy outcomes from the perspective of clients, with the aim of emphasising a client-centred approach as opposed to the usual focus on symptom relief. You will be able to read a summary of the study in a blog post coming soon.

Many congratulations to the authors on this great achievement!

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A team from the Center for Psychotherapy Research published in The Lancet Psychiatry

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