Correction to: Matching Patient and Therapist Anaclitic–Introjective Personality Configurations Matters for Psychotherapy Outcomes

Werbart, Andrzej; Hägertz, Mikael; Ölander, Nadja Borg

doi:10.1007/s10879-018-9391-1

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“…Some studies have shown that also other personal aspects, such as the therapist's attachment style [34], personality traits [31], interpersonal history, and self-concept [32], have a significant impact on patient outcome. Interestingly, the effect of the therapist's characteristics may also depend on interpersonal factors such as how therapists and patients are matched [35]. The person of the therapist and her influence on the therapeutic relationship thus certainly include but also go beyond her specific clinical competencies [36].…”

Section: Personhood Of the Therapist And Stancementioning

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Person-Centered Psychiatry as Dialogical Psychiatry: The Significance of the Therapeutic Stance

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In this article, we present holistic and <i>person-centered</i> perspectives in psychiatry, with the aim of better understanding what a focus on personhood might really mean and what clinical implications it might have. We first introduce classical and philosophical concepts of personhood, in order to then outline person-centered approaches in psychiatry, which mainly focus on the person of the patient. We then argue that, for it to really be person-centered, psychiatry must necessarily also focus on the person of professionals. We thus explore the notion of stance, as the expression of the therapist’s personhood. By unpacking the effects that a professional’s stance can have on patients, we finally turn to a consideration of the interpersonal sphere. More specifically, we propose clinical considerations on a therapeutic stance that strives to support and to help the person of the patient unfold. Such a stance must – we argue – necessarily be a dialogical one. Drawing on these considerations, we thus claim that a truly person-centered approach in psychiatry must necessarily and automatically be <i>interperson-centered</i> and dialogical. In the concluding remarks, we finally discuss broader societal implications and outline future research perspectives.

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