Table 1.

Areas where to look for unwanted events in psychotherapy (see (11,12))

Emergence of new symptoms

Deterioration of existing symptoms

Lack of improvement or deterioration of illness

Prolongation of treatment

Patient's non-compliance

Strains in the patient-therapist relationship

Very good patient-therapist relationship, therapy dependency

Strains or changes in family relations

Strains or changes in work relations

Any change in the life circumstances of the patient

Stigmatization