LONG-TERM PSYCHOTHERAPY IS EXPERIENCED AS MORE EFFECTIVE

The results of the Consumer Reports mental health survey are reviewed and discussed. It turned that long term psychotherapy was associated w ith greater improvement than short term psychotherapy. Outcomes were l ower when the choice of therapist and duration of therapy were limited by health insurance. No specific modality of psychotherapy did better than any other. The above mentioned study lead to a methodological di scussion being summarised and assessed. Finally there are some conclus ions regarding psychotherapy research and health care policy introduce d.