2002/09/27 by Larry E. Beutler, Carla Moleiro, Hani Talebi · 47 citations
Psychology · Medicine · #Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications #Schizophrenia research and treatment #Psychiatric care and mental health services #Viewpoints #Psychology #Selection (genetic algorithm) #Value (mathematics) #Empirical evidence #Differential (mechanical device) #Differential effects #Cognitive psychology #Social psychology #Epistemology #Medicine #Computer science #Artificial intelligence #Machine learning
paper · doi:10.1002/jclp.10106
published in Journal of Clinical Psychology 58(10), 1199-1212 (Wiley)
openalex publication_date 2002/09/27 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/15
Contemporary concerns with "empirically supported treatments" emphasize the differences in outcomes that are associated with reliably delivered treatments, representing different models and theories. This approach often fails to address the fact that there is no consensus among scientists about whether there are enough differences between and among treatments to make this effort productive. There is a considerable body of data that suggests that all treatments produce very similar effects. This article reviews these viewpoints and presents a third position, suggesting that identifying common and differential principles of change may be more productive than focusing on the relative value of different theoretical models.