The Dose-Effect Relationship in Psychotherapy

In order to specify the relationship between length of treatment and patient benefit, probit analysis was applied to 15 diverse sets of data from our own research and from research previously reported in the literature. These data were based on over 2,400 patients, covering a period of over 30 years...

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Published in:The American psychologist 1986-02, Vol.41 (2), p.159-164
Main Authors: Howard, Kenneth I, Kopta, S. Mark, Krause, Merton S, Orlinsky, David E
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Anxiety Disorders - therapy
Depressive Disorder - therapy
Female
Human
Humans
Male
Meta Analysis
Psychotherapeutic Outcomes
Psychotherapy
Psychotic Disorders - therapy
Time Factors
Treatment Effectiveness Evaluation
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