ABSTRACT
Despite the clinical importance of the concept of countertransference there are few instruments to evaluate it; one of them is the Countertransference Questionnaire (CQ), which measures countertransference during a therapeutic process. The CQ is a self-report questionnaire, composed of a set of items that refer to a wide range of ideas, feelings and behaviors that therapists develop towards their patients. It is written in common language, without the use of technical terms, allowing the instrument to be used and compared by clinicians of any theoretical orientation. The following paper shows the translation to Spanish, an adapted version for its application in one interview or session, and its validation in a population of Chilean psychiatrists and psychologists in a sample of 333 completed questionnaires. Three versions of the questionnaire were created: Interviewer, Observer and Observer of the Interviewer. We conducted an exploratory factor analysis wich grouped the items on a total of seven factors with good or very good internal consistency (Cronbachs alpha between 0.66 and 0.89) Results showed that the instrument is valid for its application in Chilean psychiatrists and psychologists.
A pesar de la importancia clínica del concepto de la contratransferencia hay pocos instrumentos para evaluarla, uno de ellos es el Countertransference Questionnaire que mide la contratransferencia durante un proceso terapéutico. Este cuestionario es de autoreporte, sus ítems se refieren a un amplio rango de ideas, sentimientos y conductas hacia sus pacientes expresados por los terapeutas. Está redactado en lenguaje cotidiano, sin términos técnicos, lo que permite que el instrumento pueda ser usado y comparado por clínicos de cualquier orientación teórica. En este artículo presentamos su traducción, adaptación para ser aplicado en una entrevista o sesión y la validación en una población de psiquiatras y psicólogos chilenos que realizamos con una muestra de 333 cuestionarios. Hicimos tres versiones del cuestionario: Entrevistador, Observador y Observador del entrevistador. Realizamos un análisis factorial exploratorio que agrupó los ítems en siete factores con consistencia interna buena o muy buena (alfa de Cronbach entre 0,66y 0,89). Los resultados arrojaron que este instrumento es válido para ser aplicado en psiquiatras y psicólogos chilenos.
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Humans , Male , Female , Countertransference , Psychoanalysis , Psychotherapy , Surveys and Questionnaires , Factor Analysis, Statistical , Psychometrics , Self ReportABSTRACT
Background: Worldwide, suicide is the third cause of death among adolescents. Aim: To determine the socio-demographic context and clinical characteristics of children and adolescents hospitalized for suicidal behavior in a general hospital. Material and Methods: Between 2007 and 2009, we evaluated 47 patients with a mean age of 15.3 years (87% women) admitted for suicidal behavior at the Clinical Hospital of the Catholic University of Chile. Demographic data of the participants were registered. Clinical interviews were done by a child and adolescent psychiatrist. Results: Fifty seven percent of patients lived with both parents. Fifty one percent had previous suicide attempts and 68% had a previous psychiatric treatment. The main trigger was a conflict with parents in 66%. The psychiatric diagnoses were major depressive episode in 74.5% and pathological development of personality in 43%. All suicide attempts were with drugs and 6.4% were associated with cuts. Seventeen percent of attempts were classified as medically serious and they were more common in older age groups. Non severe attempts were observed mainly in women (92.3%). Acetaminophen intake was recorded in 8.5% of cases. Admission to hospital increased in the final quarter of the year. High costs of hospitalization were observed associated to stays in high complexity units. Conclusions: The population studied shows a high incidence of prior suicidal behavior. Most of the studied patients had attempts that were not classified as serious. These occurred predominantly in women in all age ranges. Medically serious suicidal behavior is mainly observed in older adolescents.