title: Personal therapy for therapists.
abstract: Clinicians have often advocated personal therapy as a useful method in the training of psychotherapists. Yet, for decades arguments have existed about the value of a personal therapy experience. In an attempt to clarify the situation, the authors discuss the debate within a historical context and present a critical review of the empirical evidence gathered to date on personal therapy. They found a paucity of reported research on the subject and conclude that additional evidence is required before firm conclusions can be drawn about the merits of psychoanalysis as a training method.
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010551:Personality; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education*; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy / Q000379:methods; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012917:Social Adjustment