DO THERAPISTS VARY MUCH IN THEIR SUCCESS?: Findings from Four Outcome Studies

Success rates of psychotherapists were compared across each of four treatment outcome studies, with results indicating: 1) considerable difference between therapists in their average success rates; 2) considerable variability in outcome within the caseload of individual therapists; 3) little support...

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Published in:American journal of orthopsychiatry 1986-10, Vol.56 (4), p.501-512
Main Authors: Luborsky, Lester, Crits-Christoph, Paul, McLellan, A. Thomas, Woody, George, Piper, William, Liberman, Bernard, Imber, Stanley, Pilkonis, Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Achievement
Biological and medical sciences
Follow-Up Studies
Human
Humans
Individuality
Male
Medical sciences
Mental Disorders - therapy
Patients
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychotherapies. Psychological and clinical counseling
Psychotherapists
Psychotherapy
Treatment Outcomes
Treatments
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Summary:Success rates of psychotherapists were compared across each of four treatment outcome studies, with results indicating: 1) considerable difference between therapists in their average success rates; 2) considerable variability in outcome within the caseload of individual therapists; 3) little support for the widely held view that certain therapists are best for certain kinds of patients; and 4) variations in success rate typically have more to do with the therapist than with the type of treatment.
ISSN:0002-9432
1939-0025
DOI:10.1111/j.1939-0025.1986.tb03483.x