title: [A pilot study for handling errors in psychotherapy - therapists report from practical experience].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the views of psychotherapists regarding management of treatment errors by reviewing and analyzing interviews with therapists.
  
  
  METHODS
  A literature search was used to identify topics for the interview guide. Semi-structured interviews with 30 psychotherapists were conducted and analyzed according to qualitative content analysis, a framework approach.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Psychotherapists report an open approach to handling treatment errors: the majority claim that they would discuss errors with their patients. Experiences with error disclosure were on the whole rather positive. Errors of colleagues would be discussed in a supervisory way or, in more serious cases, be reported.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In psychotherapy, a constructive and open handling of errors seems to prevail. Therapists tend to be cautious when judging errors of colleagues.
authors.affiliation: Klinische Ethik Support & Begleitforschung (CESAR), Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken Basel, Schweiz. Irina@ploytec.com
authors.forename: Irina
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Medau
authors.forename: Ralf J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Jox
authors.forename: Volker
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dittmann
authors.forename: Stella
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reiter-Theil
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001604:Berlin; D003142:Communication; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003951:Diagnostic Errors / Q000941:ethics*; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D061214:Patient Safety; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000941:ethics*; D017211:Treatment Failure