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September 16, 2025CureusOpen Access

Methods and Assessment Tools for Therapeutic Assignment in Psychotherapy: A Systematic Review

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MMMaria Laura MeleRMRoberta MeloniSFStefano Federici

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Overview

Systematic review identifies assessment tools and client characteristics guiding therapeutic assignment in psychotherapy, suggesting personalized approaches improve outcomes.

Key Points

  • Client characteristics significantly influence treatment outcomes in psychotherapy, underscoring the importance of therapeutic assignment.
  • Assessment tools like the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory assist in matching clients to appropriate psychotherapy approaches.
  • This systematic review analyzed methods used to align clients with therapists, identifying key variables like motivation and coping style.
  • Improved treatment adaptability is observed with frameworks emphasizing personalization, yet Western-centric biases limit generalizability across diverse contexts.

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Mele et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c93fee01120bef803bb2f4https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.92110
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