Brief therapy: a review of the outcome literature

Keywords

Individual adult outpatient psychotherapy, Time-limited therapy outcomes, Comparative effectiveness studies, Treatment efficacy review, Research methodology in outcome studies

Abstract

A review of the history and development of brief therapy and the currently used models as well as current and past research trends was conducted. This was followed by a review of the results of outcome studies of brief and time-limited therapy. The review was limited to individual, adult, outpatient psychotherapy studies. It was hypothesized that brief therapy is as effective as other currently used modes of psychotherapy. This is supported by a review of the published literature. Implications of this finding are discussed, as well as directions for future research.

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Graduation Date

1995

Semester

Fall

Advisor

McGuire, John M.

Degree

Master of Science (M.S.)

College

College of Arts and Sciences

Department

Psychology

Format

Print

Pages

51 pages

Language

English

Length of Campus-only Access

None

Access Status

Masters Thesis (Open Access)

Identifier

DP0022764

Subjects

Arts and Sciences -- Dissertations; Academic; Dissertations; Academic -- Arts and Sciences; Brief psychotherapy--Evaluation; Psychotherapy--Outcome assessment; Psychotherapy--Research; Psychotherapy--Evaluation--Methodology; Evidence-based psychotherapy

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