Treatment Personalization in Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Dear Colleagues,

The topic of treatment personalization in clinical psychology and psychotherapy has recently been attracting increasing attention as an effective way of improving the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions and enhancing the quality of life of people experiencing mental health problems or disorders. Recent research has emphasized the significance of the mutual relationship between the specific interventions and the patient as a crucial factor in treatment effectiveness. Personalized treatment methods enhance this collaboration by aligning treatment strategies with patient characteristics.

The essence of personalization is to tailor the specific intervention features to the individual characteristics of the patient and to decide which therapeutic interventions are likely to be beneficial and effective for the final treatment outcomes. This is important because there are now a number of different therapeutic approaches that offer diverse treatment methods. In clinical psychology and psychotherapy, personalization can take different forms, depending on the therapeutic possibilities and the goals formulated. Significant elements of this include determining the appropriate level of intervention, identifying the person’s most important personal and social characteristics, selecting constructive elements or treatment modules, setting therapeutic goals, or matching patients to specific treatments. Personalized treatment in clinical psychology and psychotherapy comprises a comprehensive understanding of the patient, integrating insights from psychological, biological, and social domains.

The aim of this Special Issue is to identify individual patient characteristics and the main ways to optimize treatment. The theoretical foundations, empirical findings, and practical applications of personalized treatment in clinical psychology and psychotherapy will be examined.

Research topics of interest include the following:

The theoretical foundations of treatment personalization;
The role of personality and social characteristics in treatment;
Individual ways of coping with stress in somatic illness;
The effectiveness of treatment personalization interventions;
The selection of optimal therapeutic approaches in treatment;
Psychosomatic interventions;
Cognitive and emotional processes in treatment personalization;
Psychological needs and treatment preferences.

Dr. Dariusz Krok
Guest Editor

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• treatment personalization
• clinical psychology
• psychotherapy
• personalized treatment
• psychosomatic interventions
• coping and personalization