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Empathy in psychotherapy: subjective ratings versus remote biosensing of interpersonal heart rate synchrony as outcome predictors

2024-08-30 psychiatry and clinical psychology Title + abstract only
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1The therapeutic alliance is widely recognized as a key predictor of psychotherapy outcome, though it is predominantly assessed through subjective self-reports. This proof-of-concept study investigated whether interpersonal movement and heart rate synchrony can serve as objective biomarkers for therapy effectiveness within naturalistic cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) settings. Twelve patient-therapist dyads were analyzed in a short-term follow-up setting. Physiological signals were continuous...

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