title: [Psychotherapy and efficacy].
abstract: Evaluation of the efficacy in psychotherapy dates back to the beginnings of psychotherapy itself. However, it is not an easy task to undertake efficacy evaluation because it is expensive and several methodological difficulties may be also present. The authors discuss some questions related efficacy evaluation in psychotherapy, including criteria for selecting the cases and the actual target of evaluation. In addition, the authors analyze the narrative psychological content analysis method which includes the analysis of psychological features and their changes of texts written by the patient about him- or herself. They conclude that this method can open novel perspectives in psychotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Pécsi Tudományegyetem, Bölcsészettudományi Kar Pszichológia Intézet Pécs Ifjúság útja 6. 7622.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Papp
authors.affiliation: Pécsi Tudományegyetem, Bölcsészettudományi Kar Pszichológia Intézet Pécs Ifjúság útja 6. 7622.
authors.forename: Bernadette
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Péley
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D033262:Narration; D011578:Psycholinguistics; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: efficacy evaluation in psychotherapy; psychotherapy; pszichoterápia; pszichoterápiás hatékonysági vizsgálatok