title: Do therapists vary much in their success? Findings from four outcome studies.
abstract: Success rates of psychotherapists were compared across each of four treatment outcome studies, with results indicating: considerable difference between therapists in their average success rates; considerable variability in outcome within the caseload of individual therapists; little support for the widely held view that certain therapists are best for certain kinds of patients; and variations in success rate typically have more to do with the therapist than with the type of treatment.
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011613:Psychotherapy