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Is psychotherapy more effective when therapists disclose information about themselves ? Theorists have long debated the wisdom of therapists disclosing personal information during psychotherapy . Some observers have argued that such therapist self-disclosure impedes treatment , whereas others have suggested that it enhances the effectiveness of therapy . To test these competing positions , therapists at a university counseling center were instructed to increase the number of self-disclosures they made during treatment of one client and refrain from making self-disclosures during treatment of another client . Analyses revealed that clients receiving psychotherapy under conditions of heightened therapist disclosure not only reported lower levels of symptom distress but also liked their therapist more . Such findings suggest that self-disclosure by the therapist may improve both the quality of the therapeutic relationship and the outcome of treatment .
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Intervention_Psychological
psychotherapy
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Intervention_Psychological
psychotherapy
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Intervention_Psychological
increase the number of self-disclosures
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Intervention_Psychological
treatment
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Intervention_Psychological
refrain from making self-disclosures during treatment
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Intervention_Psychological
psychotherapy
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Intervention_Psychological
therapist disclosure
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Outcome_Other
disclosing personal information
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Outcome_Other
effectiveness of therapy .
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Outcome_Mental
lower levels of symptom distress
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Outcome_Other
liked their therapist more .
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Outcome_Other
quality of the therapeutic relationship
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Outcome_Mental
and the outcome of treatment .
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Participant_Condition
therapists