| resumeang: The main outcome and process findings from the Second Sheffield Psychotherapy Project (SPP2) support the equivalence paradox: the overall outcomes of cognitive-behavioural (CB) and psychodynamic-interpersonal (PI) therapy in the treatment of depression were roughly the same, but the content of the 2 treatments were different. However, when specific groups of clients or specific problems were compared, CB therapy showed an outcome advantage to PI therapy. Subsequent analyses of the data suggested that 2 factors accounted for these differences in treatment outcome and processes: the extent to which clients had assimilated their problems at the beginning of therapy and therapists' responsiveness to clients' interpersonal style. The implications of the SPP2 findings for clinical practice are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2000 APA, all rights reserved): |
