Psychiatric Bulletin (1995) 19: 18-20. doi: 10.1192/pb.19.1.18
© 1995 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
Innocent bystanders?: observation in psychotherapy
Eluned Dorkins, Senior Registrar in Psychiatry and
Paul Aylard, Consultant Psychiatrist with Special Responsibility for Psychotherapy
Gloucester House, Southmead Hospital, Westbury on Trym, Bristol BS10 5BN
We describe the operation of a psychotherapy clinic where a one-way screen is used In the assessment of adults for a range of dynamic therapies. while observation of psychotherapeutic encounters remains contentious as an activity in its own right, we attempt to illustrate how such a way of working can be helpful to patients and staff. The potential drawbacks of this approach are discussed and ways of minimising these are explored.
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