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Meta-Analysis of Psychotherapy Outcome Studies
Mary Lee Smith,Gene V. Glass +1 more
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Results of nearly 400 controlled evalua- tions of psychotherapy and counseling were coded and integrated statistically and provide convincing evidence of the efficacy of psych therapy.Abstract:
Results of nearly 400 controlled evalua- tions of psychotherapy and counseling were coded and integrated statistically. The findings provide convincing evidence of the efficacy of psychotherapy. On the average, the typical therapy client is better off than 75% of untreated individuals. Few important differ- ences in effectiveness could be established among many quite different types of psychotherapy . More generally, virtually no difference in effectiveness was observed be- tween the class of all behavioral therapies (systematic desensitization, behavior modification) and the nonbe- havioral therapies (Rogerian, psychodynamic, rational- emotive, transactional analysis, etc.).read more
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Comparative Studies of Psychotherapies: Is It True That Everyone Has Won and All Must Have Prizes?
TL;DR: The research does not justify the conclusion that patients should randomly assign patients to treatments, and explanations for the usual tie score effect emphasize the common components among psychotherapies, especially the helping relationship with a therapist.
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9: Integrating Findings: The Meta-Analysis of Research
TL;DR: Maccoby and Jacklin's (1974) review of research on the psychology of sex differences encompassed 1,600 works published before 1973, and the fact that many other studies that are not focused specifically on sex differences may contain data on the question can be imagined as discussed by the authors.
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Research in Psychotherapy
Julian Meltzoff,Melvin Kornreich +1 more
TL;DR: Research in psychotherapy as mentioned in this paper is a comprehensive synthesis and assessment of the psychotherapeutic research literature for the use of both researchers and those in clinical practice, which is designed as a general reference work, an instruction guide, and a source of information about specific aspects and problems of research.