¿Existe relación entre la alianza terapéutica y el resultado terapéutico en el tratamiento de la depresión? Análisis y revisión

  1. Alejandro Miguel-Alvaro 1
  2. Sonia Panadero 1
  1. 1 Universidad Complutense de Madrid, España
Revista:
Clínica Contemporánea: revista de diagnóstico psicológico, psicoterapia y salud

ISSN: 1989-9912

Año de publicación: 2021

Volumen: 12

Número: 2

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.5093/CC2021A13 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: Clínica Contemporánea: revista de diagnóstico psicológico, psicoterapia y salud

Resumen

En el presente trabajo se revisa la literatura para conocer cuál es el grado de relación que existe entre los niveles de Alianza Terapéutica (AT) y el éxito en el tratamiento psicoterapéutico del episodio depresivo mayor. Se utilizaron bases de datos electrónicas (PsycInfo, Pubmed y PsycArticle) y se obtuvieron 13 trabajos que cumplían los criterios de inclusión prefijados. En todos los trabajos los resultados avalan la existencia de una relación positiva entre los niveles de AT y el resultado psicoterapéutico de la depresión, ya sea medido este mediante instrumentos psicométricos o tomando otras variables como el riesgo de recaída o el abandono de la terapia. Se examina si el tipo de corriente psicoterapéutica modula de alguna manera esta relación, encontrándose resultados contradictorios. Se concluye destacando la importancia de establecer una buena AT para lograr unos buenos resultados psicoterapéuticos en el tratamiento de la depresión.

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