Strategies and tactics in psychotherapeutic for patients suffering from post-traumatic.stress disorder (PTSD)

ETCHENBARNE, IGNACIO; ROUSSOS, ANDRES

Barcelona

Congreso; 39th Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research; 2008

Society for Psychotherapy Research

The following poster presents an ongoing study which focuses on exploring the link between psychotherapeutic interventions and intra-session therapeutic goals (i.e., the tactics) with the therapist´s rationale or case conceptualization (i.e. the strategy), in treatments for patients suffering from PTSD. For the data recollection, audio recordings of therapeutic sessions are being made and semi-directed interviews are being conducted with the treating psychotherapists. For the analysis of the data, content analysis techniques are being employed, taking into account the theoretical framework of the participating therapists, their personal style, their experience, among other intervening variables. Scientific questions: Can the same intervention be used to fulfill different goals? Can therapists implement different tactics and/or strategies to obtain the same goal? Can therapists who adhere to the same theoretical frame follow different goals, tactics and/or strategies when treating patients with PTSD? Are goals, tactics and/or strategies similar in treatments for PTSD, conducted by therapists adherent to different theoretical frameworks? Can specific psychotherapies be better identified through their goals and strategies than through the type of interventions therapists implement?