Psychotherapy assessment and treatment selection.
Br J Psychiatry
; 168(1): 10-5, 1996 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Current acceptance of the need for a wide range of treatments and growing pressure for cost-effectiveness suggest the need for a more discriminating approach to assessment of psychotherapy.METHOD:
Medline and manual literature searches, and personal experience of over 1000 assessments in a district psychotherapy service.RESULTS:
There is substantial evidence for the general efficacy of psychotherapy; differential benefits are beginning to be identified. Short-term treatments are appropriate in a wide variety of situations and can be surprisingly effective. Chronic/complex psychopathology is likely to need longer term therapy.CONCLUSIONS:
Effective use of scarce psychotherapy resources requires knowledge of the research evidence of treatment effectiveness, careful assessment of the patient and a logical and collaborative approach to treatment planning.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Psicoterapia
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Trastornos Mentales
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Br J Psychiatry
Año:
1996
Tipo del documento:
Article