Psychiatry Investig.  2008 Dec;5(4):221-227.

Intensive Psychotherapy Training in Korean Psychiatric Residency Programs

• Lee SM
• Bahn GH
• Lee WH
• Lee JJ
• Lee SK
• Park JK
• Paik SB

Abstract

OBJECTIVE
The authors investigated the current practice of intensive psychotherapy by residents in the department of psychiatry.
METHODS
We mailed a questionnaire to 126 fourth-year psychiatry residents in order to obtain data on their clients' sociodemographic characteristics, the settings in which psychotherapy is being conducted, the effects of psychotherapy, the difficulties associated with psychotherapy, the state of supervision and the level of clients' satisfaction.
RESULTS
Approximately 51.5% of the residents completed the questionnaires. The average number of clients was 4.9+/-3.8, the average number of psychotherapy sessions was 26.2+/-20.1, and 69.4% of the residents had performed insight-oriented psychotherapy. Approximately 69.8% of the fourth-year residents had received some form of supervision, and 58.7% agreed to increase the frequency of supervision. Approximately 74.2% of the cases were supervised. The average number of supervisions per case was 9.2+/-10.5.
CONCLUSION
The setting in which psychotherapy is conducted, number of clients, and type of supervision varied greatly among the training institutes surveyed. Based on these findings, we expect to create better psychotherapy training programs for psychiatric residents.

Keyword

Intensive psychotherapy; Supervision; Resident training

MeSH Terms

Academies and Institutes
Education
Internship and Residency*
Organization and Administration
Postal Service
Psychotherapy*
Surveys and Questionnaires