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The Question of Therapists' Differential Effectiveness

A Sheffield Psychotherapy Project Addendum

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

David A. Shapiro ,
Jenny Firth-Cozens  and
William B. Stiles
David A. Shapiro
Affiliation:
Medical Research Council/Economic and Social Research Council Social and Applied Psychology Unit, Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN
Jenny Firth-Cozens
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Leicester
William B. Stiles
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Miami University
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Abstract

Further analysis of outcome data from the Sheffield Psychotherapy Project suggested that one of the principal therapists was responsible for most of the reported advantage of Prescriptive over Exploratory treatment.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 154 , Issue 3 , March 1989 , pp. 383 - 385
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1989 

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