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Comparative Outcome Research

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Issues in Psychotherapy Research

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Abstract

After one has asked whether psychotherapy is effective, a next logical step is to ask whether one approach to psychotherapy works better than another (Gottman & Markman, 1978; Rachman & Wilson, 1980). Unfortunately, it is neither easy, logical, nor productive to phrase the question in such global terms. As a result, the area of comparative outcome research has been a controversial one and the quality of our findings has not justified our efforts.

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  1. Department of Psychology, State University of New York at Albany, Albany, New York, 12222, USA

    Richard G. Heimberg

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    Robert E. Becker

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Heimberg, R.G., Becker, R.E. (1984). Comparative Outcome Research. In: Hersen, M., Michelson, L., Bellack, A.S. (eds) Issues in Psychotherapy Research. Applied Clinical Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2283-0_8

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