Psychotherapy During COVID-19
Tommaso Boldrini, Arianna Schiano Lomoriello, Franco Del Corno, Vittorio Lingiardi, Silvia Salcuni
Psychotherapy During COVID-19: How the Clinical Practice of Italian Psychotherapists Changed During the Pandemic
ABSTRACT
Aims: Italy was one of the first countries to be significantly affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, determining a unique scenario for Italian psychotherapists to consider changing the modality in which they deliver treatment. The present study aimed at studying which factors related to psychotherapists and their clinical practice had a major role in predicting two main outcomes: (1) the rate of interrupted treatments during lockdown and (2) psychotherapists’ satisfaction with the telepsychotherapy modality.
Methods: An online survey was administered to licensed psychotherapists (n = 306), who worked mainly as private practitioners, between April 5 and May 10, 2020 (i.e., the peak of the pandemic in Italy).