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A feasibility study for a controlled trial of formal psychotherapy1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

J. Candy ,
F. H. G. Balfour ,
R. H. Cawley ,
H. P. Hildebrand ,
D. H. Malan ,
I. M. Marks  and
J. Wilson
J. Candy
Affiliation:
From the Institute of Psychiatryand The Tavistock Clinic, London
F. H. G. Balfour
Affiliation:
From the Institute of Psychiatryand The Tavistock Clinic, London
R. H. Cawley
Affiliation:
From the Institute of Psychiatryand The Tavistock Clinic, London
H. P. Hildebrand
Affiliation:
From the Institute of Psychiatryand The Tavistock Clinic, London
D. H. Malan
Affiliation:
From the Institute of Psychiatryand The Tavistock Clinic, London
I. M. Marks
Affiliation:
From the Institute of Psychiatryand The Tavistock Clinic, London
J. Wilson
Affiliation:
From the Institute of Psychiatryand The Tavistock Clinic, London
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Synopsis

A feasibility study for a controlled trial of a certain type of formal psychotherapy is described. Patients referred by consultant psychiatrists in the Inner London Area were carefully selected and fully assessed before random allocation to one of three treatment procedures. The results indicate that the trial as initially envisaged is not feasible. The reasons for this conclusion are discussed.

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Psychological Medicine , Volume 2 , Issue 4 , November 1972 , pp. 345 - 362
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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