# Where trust is fragile: communication and the therapeutic alliance in technology-mediated care in conflict and crisis contexts

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> Technology can expand access to care, but it cannot extend trust; trust is a dynamic process established, negotiated, and sustained within a relationship.

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EV0453

E-PosterDigital Psychiatry and Artificial IntelligenceConceptual review

# Where trust is fragile: communication and the therapeutic alliance in technology-mediated care in conflict and crisis contexts

WHEN TRUST IS FRAGILE: COMMUNICATION AND THE THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCE IN TECHNOLOGY-MEDIATED CARE IN CONFLICT AND CRISIS CONTEXTS

Presenter: Vînătoru Andreea-Maria

Country: Romania

Technology can expand access to care, but it cannot extend trust; trust is a dynamic process established, negotiated, and sustained within a relationship.

The aim of this study is to examine how communication processes shape the formation, maintenance, and potential rupture of the therapeutic alliance in technology-mediated psychiatric care delivered under conditions of trauma, uncertainty, and sociopolitical vulnerability. The study is an interdisciplinary conceptual analysis integrating perspectives from clinical psychology (therapeutic alliance, trust, trauma, self-disclosure, relational safety), digital mental health (technology-mediated care, digital access, privacy, data security, surveillance concerns), and sociocultural psychiatry (cultural norms, social context, power, marginalization, conflict-related vulnerability); no quantitative data or sample is presented. The poster addresses the erosion of trust under four headings: trauma, uncertainty, surveillance and data insecurity, and sociopolitical vulnerability. Communication is conceptualized not merely as a channel for transmitting information, but as a relational process through which trust is formed, negotiated, and potentially disrupted; openness, responsiveness, continuity, and confidentiality facilitate trust, while uncertainty, mistrust, surveillance, and contextual insecurity constrain it. The framework termed the digital care paradox emphasizes that technological access is not synonymous with relational safety: access is a prerequisite for care, but not a guarantee of trust. The proposed practice principles for digital psychiatry are an ethical foundation (relational integrity, patient autonomy, and the preservation of trust), cultural sensitivity, and communication-centeredness, with particular relevance to conflict-affected and low-resource settings. The concluding message is that, in conflict and crisis contexts, relational safety is not a by-product of access, but a prerequisite for effective care.

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How to cite this study

APA 7: Andreea-Maria, V. (2026, September 23-26). When trust is fragile: communication and the therapeutic alliance in technology-mediated care in conflict and crisis contexts [E-poster]. 26th WPA World Congress of Psychiatry (WCP 2026), Stockholm, Sweden. https://cslide.ctimeetingtech.com/wcp26/attendee/eposter/file/764

Vancouver: Andreea-Maria V. When trust is fragile: communication and the therapeutic alliance in technology-mediated care in conflict and crisis contexts [e-poster]. 26th WPA World Congress of Psychiatry (WCP 2026); 2026 Sep 23-26; Stockholm, Sweden. Available from: https://cslide.ctimeetingtech.com/wcp26/attendee/eposter/file/764

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