THE EVALUATION OF PSYCHOTHERAPY - A REPLY TO GREENWOOD

Authors
Citation
E. Erwin, THE EVALUATION OF PSYCHOTHERAPY - A REPLY TO GREENWOOD, Philosophy of science, 63(4), 1996, pp. 642-651
Citations number
33
Categorie Soggetti
History & Philosophy of Sciences","History & Philosophy of Sciences
Journal title
ISSN journal
00318248
Volume
63
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
642 - 651
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-8248(1996)63:4<642:TEOP-A>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
John Greenwood (this issue) claims that neglect of an important method ological distinction has contributed directly to the ''epistemic impov erishment'' of empirical studies of all forms of professional psychoth erapy. I challenge this claim, as well as other important claims he ma kes about the efficacy of psychoanalysis and other forms of psychother apy.