A study of the «effective» psychotherapist image and expectations about psychotherapy among the employees of hazardous occupations (policemen)

Abstract

The results of the present study give evidence of the importance of taking into consideration the expectations of the patients suffering from the consequences of a psychological trauma as regards the results of psychotherapy as well as the mode of their personal interactions with the attending physicians which in its turn depend on the specific dynamics features of the disease and its overall clinical picture. In order to maintain a 'working alliance' between the patient of the given group and the psychotherapist, the latter should follow a certain pattern of interpersonal relationships with the patient which can be described by octants 2, 4-7 of the Interpersonal Relationship Diagnostics questionnaire. Also, the results obtained in the study can be used for the elaboration and implementation of the comprehensive psychotherapeutic and rehabilitative programs within the framework of health resort-based treatment programs for the employees of hazardous occupations who experience problems arising from the consequences of psychic trauma.