The great psychotherapy debate : models, methods, and findings
This volume aims to disprove the belief that certain psychotherapists have been scientifically proven to be more effective in treating certain psychological problems than other therapies.
xiii, 263 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780805832013, 9780805832020, 0805832017, 0805832025
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Competing meta-models: the medical model versus the contextual model
Differential hypotheses and evidentiary rules
Absolute efficacy: the benefits of psychotherapy established by meta-analysis
Relative efficacy: the dodo bird was smarter than we have been led to believe
Specific effects: weak empirical evidence that benefits of psychotherapy are derived from specific ingredients
General effects: the alliance as a case in point
Allegiance and adherence: further evidence for the contextual model
Therapist effects: an ignored but critical factor
Implications of rejecting the medical model
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