Effectiveness of Outpatient Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Over One Decade

Oana A. David; Alina Cimpean; Cristina Costescu; Raymond DiGiuseppe; Kristene Doyle; Michael Hickey; Daniel David

doi:10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20200009

Effectiveness of Outpatient Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Over One Decade

Oana A. David, Alina Cimpean, Cristina Costescu, Raymond DiGiuseppe, Kristene Doyle, Michael Hickey, Daniel David

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Objective: The aim of this article was to explore the effectiveness of rational emotive and cognitive-behavioral therapy (REBT) in a clinical setting. Methods: This study included 349 patients of the Albert Ellis Institute who sought psychotherapy from 2007 to 2016. Analyses were conducted by using the intent-to-treat principle, and outcomes were measured after three sessions of therapy (to measure early response) and at the end of 20 sessions. Outcome Questionnaire-45 was used to measure patient functioning. Results: Patients reported significant improvements in their functioning after participating in REBT, with a medium effect size for early response after three sessions of psychotherapy and at the end of the 20 sessions. Conclusions: The authors' findings documented that REBT can be effectively transported from a research setting to clinical practice.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	157-164
Number of pages	8
Journal	American Journal of Psychotherapy
Volume	74
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20200009
State	Published - 1 Dec 2021
Externally published	Yes

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