Characteristics of effective psychological treatments of depression: a metaregression analysis

The future of psychotherapy research: stop the waste and focus on issues that matter

“…However, meta-analyses consistently show that psychotherapies are effective in all such target groups (Cuijpers et al 2008). By far the majority of trials examining psychotherapies for depression find positive effects, whether these are in specific target groups or in unselected populations of adults.…”

Investigation of the Phase Model of Psychotherapy Across Therapeutic Orientations: Are Different Approaches Actually All That Different?

“…Psychotherapy has been found to be an effective treatment for a wide range of psychopathology across a range of populations, with multiple meta-analyses supporting this conclusion (Bradley, Greene, Russ, Dutra & Westen, 2005;Crits-Christoph, 1992;Cuijpers, Van Straten, Warmerdam & Smits, 2007;Shedler, 2010;Smith & Glass, 1980;Weisz, Weiss, Han, Granger & Morton, 1995). In fact, effectiveness has been found to be on par with psychopharmacology, with superior longterm outcomes being observed in some studies (Shedler, 2010).…”

“…Broadly speaking, psychotherapy research aims to capture what happens in the process of psychotherapy and leads to the most favorable outcomes. Psychotherapy has been found to be an effective treatment for a broad spectrum of diagnoses across a range of populations, with multiple meta-analyses supporting this conclusion (Bradley, Greene, Russ, Dutra & Westen, 2005;Crits-Christoph, 1992;Cuijpers, Van Straten, Warmerdam & Smits, 2007;Shedler, 2010;Smith & Glass, 1980;Weisz, Weiss, Han, Granger & Morton, 1995).…”

Web-Based Interventions for Depression in Individuals with Diabetes: Review and Discussion (Preprint)

“…All studies were RCTs, which is a rigorous method that has proven to provide critical evidence for the efficacy of psychological interventions [35]. However, most studies used wait list as control, and literature shows than this kind of control is more likely than many other control conditions to produce strong effect sizes [37].…”

“…RCTs have proven to provide critical evidence for the efficacy of psychological interventions [34]. However, in a RCT, the efficacy of an experimental treatment is always determined relative to a control condition, so different types of control conditions produce significantly different effects on the outcomes of RCTs [35]. There has been growing concern over the use of waiting list control designs in psychotherapy research [36].…”