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Empirically Validated Interventions for Adult Disorders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 October 2014

David J. Kavanagh
David J. Kavanagh*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Queensland
*
Floor K, Mental Health Centre, Royal Brisbar Hospital, Herston QLD 4029, Australia
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The movement towards evidence-based practice in psychology and medicine should offer few problems in cognitive-behaviour therapies because it is consistent with the principles by which they have been developed and disseminated. However, the criteria for assessing empirical status, including the heavy emphasis on manualised treatments, need close examination. A possible outcome of the evidence-based movement would be to focus on the application of manualised treatments in both training and clinical practice; problems with that approach are discussed. If we are committed to evidence-based treatment, comparisons between psychological and pharmacological interventions should also be included so that rational health care decisions can be made. We should not be afraid of following the evidence, even when it supports treatments that are not cognitive-behavioural in stated orientation. Such results should be taken as an opportunity for theoretical development and new empirical inquiry rather than be a cause for concern.

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Special Issue: Empirically Validated Treatments
Information
Behaviour Change , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , March 1997 , pp. 18 - 20
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s) 1997

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