Evidence and psychotherapy |
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| Authors: | John M. Heaton |
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| Abstract: | Evidence-based medicine (EBM) and its relevance to psychotherapy and counselling are discussed. It is argued that much that is important to psychotherapy is ignored in EBM. Thus, tradition, custom, intuition and love are all important in psychotherapy. Also there are many sources of evidence that go beyond the positivistic notion of evidence in EBM. It is concluded that EBM has little relevance to psychotherapy and counselling. |
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| Keywords: | Evidence Tradition Intuition Authority Testimony Framework Love |
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