THE COMPARATIVE EFFICACY OF CHRISTIAN AND SECULAR RATIONAL-EMOTIVE THERAPY WITH CHRISTIAN CLIENTS

Authors
JOHNSON WB DEVRIES R RIDLEY CR PETTORINI D PETERSON DR
Citation
Wb. Johnson et al., THE COMPARATIVE EFFICACY OF CHRISTIAN AND SECULAR RATIONAL-EMOTIVE THERAPY WITH CHRISTIAN CLIENTS, Journal of psychology and theology, 22(2), 1994, pp. 130-140
Citations number
71
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology,Religion
Journal title
Journal of psychology and theology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00916471
Volume
22
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
130 - 140
Database
ISI
SICI code
0091-6471(1994)22:2<130:TCEOCA>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
The present study utilized a comparative psychotherapy outcome design to evaluate the relative therapeutic efficacy of Christian and secular RET with depressed Christian clients. Results showed both treatments significantly reduced depression, automatic negative thinking, irratio nal thinking, and general pathology. These gains were maintained after three months. There were no significant differential treatment effect s. Results are discussed in terms of the implications for accommodatio n theory.