A Review of Rational-Emotive Psychotherapy Outcome Studies

DiGiuseppe, Raymond; Miller, Norman; Trexler, Larry D.

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“…To date, several qualitative reviews (e.g., David et al, 2005a;DiGiuseppe, Miller, & Trexler, 1977;Ellis, 1973;Haaga & Davison, 1989a, 1989bZettle & Hayes, 1980) have examined the efficacy of REBT. Although generally positive, these qualitative reviews have also pointed to some methodological problems that should be corrected in order to strengthen the conclusion that REBT is an effective treatment.…”

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Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy: Current Status

Dryden¹,

David²

2008

J Cogn Psychother

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In this review of the current status of rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT), we consider two of Ellis's strategies that have helped preserve REBT's presence in the professional zeitgeist. We argue that REBT should be viewed as a unitary approach to cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) and outline its distinctive theoretical and practical features. We acknowledge the reciprocal influence that REBT and CBT have had on one another and provide three examples of such influence. Finally, we provide a brief summary of the current status of REBT research. B efore we outline the current status of rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT), we want to consider and evaluate briefly two strategies employed by its founder, Albert Ellis, which have helped keep REBT at or near the forefront of the field of psychotherapy over the past 50 years. Without these strategies REBT might not have a current status for us to review.

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Section: The Empirical Status Of Rebt Clinical Strategiesmentioning

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Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy: Current Status

Dryden¹,

David²

2008

J Cogn Psychother

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“…It is a comprehensive system of psychotherapy based on several theories of human behavior and behavioral change; and it strives to state its basic theoretical constructs in testable ways (Ellis, 1962(Ellis, ,1973(Ellis, , 1984Ellis & Whiteley, 1979). Because its theories are relatively simple, direct, and clear, they have been subjected to literally hundreds of controlled scientific experiments which have largely tended to support them (DiGiuseppe, Miller, & Trexler, 1979;Ellis, 1979aEllis, , 1984McGovern, 1983).…”

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The essence of RET—1984

Ellis¹

1984

J Rational-Emot Cognitive-Behav Ther

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“…views have concluded that RET is an effective treatment for a variety of psychological difficulties (DiGiuseppe, Miller, & Trexler, 1977;Ellis, 1977a;Haaga & Davison, 1989;McGovern & Silverman, 1984). While both religious and secular critics have objected vehemently to rational-emotive philosophy and psychology, relatively few have questioned RET's therapeutic efficacy.…”

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Rational-emotive therapy and religiousness: A review

Johnson

1992

J Rational-Emot Cognitive-Behav Ther

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Rational-emotive therapy has often been scrutinized and rejected by religious clinicians. Incompatibilities are frequently cited between rational-emotive psychology and theistic religious philisophies. Religious authors have been most notably oppossed to Ellis' ethical humanism, situational ethics and personal atheism. A review of these criticisms offers no evidence for a fundamental incompatibility between RET and religious faith. Several arguments exist for the application of cognitive-behavior therapy (RET in particular) to explicitly religious clients. The sparse empirical literature suggests that RET is effective with religious clients.

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A Review of Rational-Emotive Psychotherapy Outcome Studies

Cited by 49 publications

References 26 publications

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy: Current Status

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy: Current Status

The essence of RET—1984

Rational-emotive therapy and religiousness: A review

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