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On the basis of a meta-analysis of comparisons of bona fide psychother
apies, B. E. Wampold et al. (1997)concluded that the available evidenc
e supported the notion that all psychotherapies are nearly equal in te
rms of efficacy. K. I. Howard, hi. S. Krause, S. M. Saunders, and S. M
. Kopta (1997) and P. Crits-Christoph (1997) raised 4 general issues w
ith this conclusion: (a) counterexamples, (b) untested alternative hyp
otheses, (c) methodological problems, and (d) adequacy of randomized c
linical trials. Each of these issues is discussed, and it is asserted
that empirically there is no basis to alter the conclusions reached in
B. E. Wampold et al.'s (1997) meta-analysis.