Stress In Psychotherapists Research Articles

Risk factors of Secondary Traumatic Stress in psychotherapists studied during the COVID-19

Introduction: The aim of the study was: to assess the severity of Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS), to identify ST's predictors, and to assess the model of relationships between predictors of Secondary Traumatic Stress in psychotherapists working during the pandemic in Poland. Materials and methods: The research group consisted of 153 psychotherapists (130 women, 85%) aged 25-66 (M = 39.39; SD = 9.65). The following tools were used to measure the variables: Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations (CISS), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), FCV-19S Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S), Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale (STSS), Personal Inquiry, Assessment of working conditions during a pandemic. Discussion: It has been shown that 9.8% of psychotherapists working during the pandemic experienced high or very high-intensity of symptoms of Secondary Traumatic Stress. The predictors of STS turned out to be: task-induced stress during the pandemic, emotion-focused stress-coping style, and fear of COVID-19. The proposed model of moderated moderation, which assumes that COVID-19 anxiety that intensifies the emotional style of coping with stress in specialists, has an influence on the relationship between occupational tasks stress during a pandemic and the severity of symptoms of Secondary Traumatic Stress, has not been confirmed. Therefore, there is a need for further exploration of the issue. Conclusions: Research shows an increase in STSD among Polish psychotherapists during covid as well as risk factors intensifying this diagnosis. Keywords: secondary traumatic stress, psychotherapist, anxiety, coping, risk factors

Personal risk factors associated with burnout among psychotherapists: A systematic review of the literature

Emotionally taxing job demands place psychotherapists at risk for burnout, often to the detriment of the therapist, clients, and the profession of psychotherapy (Maslach, 2007). The aim of the present systematic review was to (a) explore the levels of both burnout and job stress in psychotherapists, (b) identify tools used to measure work-related stress and burnout, and (c) identify personal risk factors for developing burnout among psychotherapists. Databases PsycINFO, Medline, EMBASE, ASSIA, and CINHAL were searched. Forty articles met inclusion criteria. Over half of sampled psychotherapists reported moderate-high levels of burnout, with the majority of results based on quantitative cross-sectional self-report surveys. Younger age, having less work experience, and being overinvolved in client problems were the most common personal risk factors for moderate-high levels of stress and burnout among psychotherapists. It appears that psychotherapists commonly experience some burnout, and personal factors influence burnout development.

Habituation of stress in psychotherapists performing subsequent in vivo exposures—A case series.

Habituation of stress in psychotherapists performing subsequent in vivo exposures—A case series.

Book Reviews

A Clinical Introduction to Lacanian Psychoanalysis, Theory and Technique by Bruce Fink. The Lacanian Subject: Between Language and Jouissance by Bruce Fink. Real Events Revisited: Fantasy, Memory and Psychoanalysis by Ann Scott. Affect Regulation and the Origins of the Self: The Neurobiology of Emotional Development by Allan Schore. The Therapeutic Narrative: Fictional Relationships and the Process of Psychological Change by Barbara and Richard Almond. Adolescent Breakdown and Beyond edited by Moses Laufer. Attachment, Intimacy, Autonomy ‐ Using Attachment Theory in Adult Psychotherapy by Jeremy Holmes. Construction and Reconstruction of Memory: Dilemmas of Childhood Sexual Abuse edited by Charlotte Prozan. Stress in Psychotherapists edited by Ved P. Varma.The Making of a Psychotherapist by Neville Symington.