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The effectiveness of time‐limited psychotherapy in a university counseling center
Author(s) -
Keilson Marilyn V.,
Dworkin Fay H.,
Gelso Charles J.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(197907)35:3<631::aid-jclp2270350329>3.0.co;2-h
Subject(s) - minnesota multiphasic personality inventory , psychology , session (web analytics) , psychotherapist , brief psychotherapy , center (category theory) , clinical psychology , group psychotherapy , treatment and control groups , medicine , personality , social psychology , chemistry , world wide web , computer science , crystallography , pathology
Investigated the effects of eight‐session, time‐limited therapy on clients' self‐concepts. Fourty‐two students who sought psychotherapy or personal counseling at the university counseling center were assigned randomly to either time‐limited, time‐unlimited, or control groups after screening with the MMPI to eliminate the most severely disturbed clients. The Bills Index of Adjustment and Values was administered pre‐ and post‐therapy. Results of a two‐way repeated measures analysis indicated significant improvement in both time‐limited and unlimited groups, but not in the controls. The two treatment groups did not differ in improvement. A 2 1/2 year follow‐up of 18 of the former clients suggested that treatment gains were maintained and were equivalent for those who received time‐limited and open‐ended therapy.