title: Expanding the lens of evidence-based practice in psychotherapy: a common factors perspective.
abstract: In this article, we examine the science and policy implications of the common factors perspective (CF; Frank & Frank, 1993; Wampold, 2007). As the empirically supported treatment (EST) approach, grounded in randomized controlled trials (RCTs), is the received view (see Baker, McFall, & Shoham, 2008; McHugh & Barlow, 2012), we make the case for the CF perspective as an additional evidence-based approach for understanding how therapy works, but also as a basis for improving the quality of mental health services. Finally, we argue that it is time to integrate the 2 perspectives, and we challenge the field to do so.
authors.affiliation: Bedford VA Medical Center.
authors.forename: Kevin M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Laska
authors.affiliation: The Family Institute at Northwestern University.
authors.forename: Alan S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Gurman
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Madison.
authors.forename: Bruce E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Wampold
mesh_terms: D036262:Empirical Research; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*