2003/07/01 by Gerald M. Rosen, Gerald C. Davison · 1 voice · 2 citations
Arts and Humanities · Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Psychology · #Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life #Mental Health and Psychiatry #Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
paper · doi:10.1177/0145445503027003003
openalex publication_date 2003/07/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22
Current systems for listing empirically supported therapies (ESTs) provide recognition to treatment packages, many of them proprietary and trademarked, without regard to the principles of change believed to account for their effectiveness. Our position is that any authoritative body representing the science and profession of psychology should work solely toward the identification of empirically supported principles of change (ESPs). As challenging as it is to take this approach, a system that lists ESPs will keep a focus on issues central to the science and practice of psychology while also insulating the profession from undue entrepreneurial influences.