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Selective Attention in Reviews of the Effectiveness of Cognitive Therapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 June 2009

D. R. Hemsley  and
D. M. Clark
D. R. Hemsley
Affiliation:
Psychology Department, Institute of Psychiatry
D. M. Clark
Affiliation:
Psychology Department, Institute of Psychiatry
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Two reviews have recently appeared which are relevant to the continuing debate on the effectiveness of the ‘cognitive therapies’ (Ledwidge 1978; Di Giuseppe and Miller 1977). Their conclusions differ in emphasis, Ledwidge's position being exemplified by the title of his article, “Cognitive Behaviour Modification: A Step in the wrong direction?”, while Di Giuseppe and Miller conclude “the results (of Rational Emotive Therapy) are positive and hopeful … (but) far from conclusive” (p.91). It will be argued that the authors show some selectivity in the data they consider relevant to this topic, and that their conclusions are, in part, related to such selectivity.

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Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 8 , Issue 3 , July 1980 , pp. 55 - 58
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Copyright © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 1980

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