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Ideologies, Idols (and Graven Images?): Rejoinder to Gurman and Kniskern
Author(s) -
WELLS RICHARD A.,
DEZEN ALAN ETHAN
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
family process
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.011
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1545-5300
pISSN - 0014-7370
DOI - 10.1111/j.1545-5300.1978.00283.x
Subject(s) - outcome (game theory) , ideology , psychotherapist , psychology , psychoanalysis , clinical psychology , political science , law , economics , mathematical economics , politics
Three major issues raised in Gurman and Kniskern's commentary are discussed. These are (a) the suitability of established research design criteria for studying the outcome of family therapy; (b) the impact of therapist relationship factors on therapy outcome; and (c) the place of concrete or objective change measures in psychotherapy outcome research. Areas of agreement and disagreement with Gurman and Kniskern's observations are identified.