The Challenge to be True to Psychotherapy: The Learnings From the Studies on Efficacy and Effectiveness of Humanistic Psychotherapies

• Stankovskaya, Elena ^[1]
  1. [1] Private Practice. Barcelona, Spain
• Localización: Revista de psicoterapia, ISSN-e 2339-7950, ISSN 1130-5142, Vol. 35, Nº. 129, 2024 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Investigación en Psicoterapias Humanistas), págs. 72-78
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.5944/rdp.v35i129.41684
• Títulos paralelos:
  • El desafio de ser fiel a la psicoterapia: los aprendizajes de los estudios sobre la eficacia y efectividad de las psicoterapias humanistas
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  • español

    A pesar del debate en curso, existen datos sólidos que demuestran tanto la efectividad como la eficacia de las psicoterapias humanista-experienciales. El artículo reflexiona sobre los metanálisis existentes en el campo, señalando diferentes modelos de investigación. En particular, se centra en los desafíos que esta perspectiva terapéutica plantea a los estudios de ensayos controlados aleatorios y cómo nos ayuda a profundizar nuestra comprensión del proceso de cambio en psicoterapia.

  • English

    Despite an ongoing debate, there is solid data proving both the effectiveness and efficacy of humanistic-experiential psychotherapies. The article reflects on the existing meta-analyses in the field, pointing out different models of research. Particularly, it focuses on the challenges that this therapeutic perspective brings to randomized-controlled trials studies and how it helps us to deeper our understanding of the process of change in psychotherapy.

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