How Much Therapy Is Really Enough? : A Session-by-Session Analysis of the Psychotherapy Dose-Effect Relationship.
Year: 1996
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Previous investigations of the dose-effect relationship in psychotherapy suggest that therapeutic benefits occur early in treatment.Approximately 25% of patients have been estimated to improve after 1 session, and 50% improve by 8 sessions. The aim of this study was to compare such estimates with the actual performance of outpatients in therapy. Forty-five patients seen at an outpatient clinic were monitored session by session for evidence of clinically significant change. Results indicated only 22% of patients "recovered" (as defined in this study) after 8 sessions, with the earliest recovery occurring after 2 sessions. Possible reasons for the lower dose-effect relationship found here are discussed.
Source: PubMed Central
Authors: S W Kadera, M J Lambert, A A Andrews
Institution: Brigham Young University
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2394809278