Munder, T;
Flückiger, C;
Leichsenring, F;
Abbass, AA;
Hilsenroth, MJ;
Luyten, P;
Rabing, S;
... Wampold, BE; + view all
(2019)
Let’s Distinguish Relative and Absolute Efficacy to Move Psychotherapy Research Forward.
[Editorial comment].
Zeitschrift für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie
, 65
(2)
pp. 127-178.
10.13109/zptm.2019.65.2.178.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Background regarding a recent debate between Cuijpers et al. (2019a, b) and the authors (Munder et al. 2019) about the efficacy of psychotherapy for depression is given. METHOD: A main reason for the discrepancy in Cuijpers et al.’s and our conclusions is discussed. RESULTS: In our view the discrepancy is due, among other things, to a blurred distinction between questions of relative and absolute efficacy of psychotherapy. Although the efficacy of psychotherapy vis-à-vis alternative treatments may be ambiguous, there can be little doubt about the benefits of psychotherapy relative to no treatment. CONCLUSION: We do not think that raising fundamental concerns about the value of psychotherapy is a service to the field. We argue that moving the field forward requires a focus on how psychotherapy works and how the access to psychotherapy can be increased.
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