The flat earth as a metaphor for the evidence for uniform efficacy of bona fide psychotherapies: Reply

Author(s): Mondin, G. W., Moody, M., Ahn, H. N.

Journal/Book: Psychol Bull. 1997; 122: 750 First St NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242. Amer Psychological Assoc. 226-230.

Abstract: On the basis of a meta-analysis of comparisons of bona fide psychotherapies, B. E. Wampold et al. (1997)concluded that the available evidence supported the notion that all psychotherapies are nearly equal in terms of efficacy. K. I. Howard, hi. S. Krause, S. M. Saunders, and S. M. Kopta (1997) and P. Crits-Christoph (1997) raised 4 general issues with this conclusion: (a) counterexamples, (b) untested alternative hypotheses, (c) methodological problems, and (d) adequacy of randomized clinical trials. Each of these issues is discussed, and it is asserted that empirically there is no basis to alter the conclusions reached in B. E. Wampold et al.'s (1997) meta-analysis.

Note: Editorial Wampold BE, Univ Wisconsin, Sch Educ, Dept Counseling Psychol, 321 Educ Bldg, 1000 Bascom Mall, Madison,WI 53706 USA

Keyword(s): THERAPY; DEPRESSION

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