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Randomized Clinical Trials in Psychotherapy Outcome Research
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 January 2022
Abstract
This paper discusses several philosophical problems with the use of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) in psychotherapy outcome research. The problems include: the impermanence problem, the identification problem, and idiographic problems. The paper concludes with an assessment of the overall case for and against the use of RCTs in psychotherapy outcome research.
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I would like to thank Barbara Held, Harvey Siegel, Peter Lewis, and two referees for helpful comments.
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