Leading Researchers' Consensus on Psychotherapy Research Findings: Implications for the Teaching and Conduct of Psychotherapy
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
10-1-2003
Abstract
We examined leading international psychotherapy researchers' views on psychotherapy outcome research. Participants completed a questionnaire on which they rated level of research evidence for or against various assertions about psychotherapy processes and outcomes. Participants rated how confident they were that the assertions were supported by psychotherapy research. Strong, or relatively strong, consensus was achieved on several of the questionnaire items. Areas for which relative uniformity of opinion does or does not exist have potential implications for the teaching and conduct of psychotherapy and for the science-practice interface in psychotherapy. Additionally, consensus about psychotherapy findings can be used as a yardstick by which to measure practicing clinicians' knowledge of the research.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
Volume
34
Issue
5
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Boisvert, Charles M., and David Faust. "Leading Researchers' Consensus on Psychotherapy Research Findings: Implications for the Teaching and Conduct of Psychotherapy." Professional Psychology: Research and Practice 34, 5 (2003): 508-513. doi: 10.1037/0735-7028.34.5.508.