A aliança terapêutica e a adesão de adolescentes à psicoterapia

Abstract

The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between therapeutic alliance, adherence of adolescents to psychotherapy and symptomatology. For this was made a descriptive qualitative analysis of the clinical course of five teenagers in group psychotherapy, concerning: the therapeutic alliance, with the use of WAI-CA, Working Alliance Inventory for Children and Adolescents; adherence to psychotherapy, by number of sessions that they were present; and the evolution of symptoms, using the BPM, Brief Problem Monitor and therapist's report. It was also analyzed the response of these young people as to what they consider to be a good therapeutic relation. The results indicate that there is a relation between therapeutic alliance and adherence to psychotherapy not so much to in connection with the general values of WAICA, but mainly as regards the stability and quality of the relation subscale of the therapeutic alliance. The results also indicate that there is an inverse relation between the amounts of the therapeutic relationship and symptoms: in most cases showed the course of the route which, according to grow, and stabilize the values of therapeutic alliance decrease the symptoms values.

Date of Award	11 Feb 2016
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Pedro Dias (Supervisor)