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Evidence at a glance

Total studies
321
With abstract
45
Meta / Systematic / RCT
2
Highly cited
22
Publication years
1949–2026

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Top studies on Psychotherapy

Ranked by influential-citation count and publication year.

  1. Reason and Emotion in Psychotherapy: Albert Ellis

    British Journal of Psychiatry1994272 influential citations

    To summarise then, in 1962 RET displayed important features still current. These include the interrelatedness of cognitive, emotive and behavioural processes, the important role that cognition plays in psychological problems, its…

  2. Mediators and mechanisms of change in psychotherapy research.

    Annual review of clinical psychology2007200 influential citations

    There has been enormous progress in psychotherapy research. This has culminated in recognition of several treatments that have strong evidence in their behalf. Even so, after decades of psychotherapy research, we cannot provide an…

  3. A multidimensional meta-analysis of psychotherapy for PTSD.

    Am J Psychiatry2005Meta-Analysis200 influential citations

    <h4>Objective</h4>The authors present a multidimensional meta-analysis of studies published between 1980 and 2003 on psychotherapy for PTSD.<h4>Method</h4>Data on variables not previously meta-analyzed such as inclusion and exclusion…

    Finding: Psychotherapy for PTSD leads to a large initial improvement from baseline.

  4. Psychotherapy for the treatment of depression: a comprehensive review of controlled outcome research.

    Psychological bulletin1990145 influential citations

    Previous quantitative reviews of research on the efficacy of psychotherapy for depression have included only a subset of the available research or limited their focus to a single outcome measure. The present review offers a more…

  5. 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-assisted psychotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder in military veterans, firefighters, and police officers: a randomised, double-blind, dose-response, phase 2 clinical trial.

    The lancet. Psychiatry2018n=20145 influential citations

    <h4>Background</h4>Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is prevalent in military personnel and first responders, many of whom do not respond to currently available treatments. This study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of…

  6. Alliance in individual psychotherapy.

    Psychotherapy201198 influential citations

    This article reports on a research synthesis of the relation between alliance and the outcomes of individual psychotherapy. Included were over 200 research reports based on 190 independent data sources, covering more than 14,000…

  7. Empirically supported individual and group psychological treatments for adult mental disorders.

    Journal of consulting and clinical psychology199886 influential citations

    The experimental literature on individual and group psychological treatments for adult disorders is reviewed. For each of the 11 disorders or problems covered, treatments that fall into the following categories, as defined by D.L.…

  8. Positive psychotherapy.

    American Psychologist201870 influential citations

    Positive psychotherapy (PPT) contrasts with standard interventions for depression by increasing positive emotion, engagement, and meaning rather than directly targeting depressive symptoms. The authors have tested the effects of these…

  9. The social brain and heart rate variability: Implications for psychotherapy.

    Psychol Psychother2019review46 influential citations

    PURPOSE: Humans evolved within the mammalian line as a highly social species. Indeed, sociality has been a major driver of human social intelligence. From birth, social relationships have emotional and self-regulating properties and…

  10. Psychedelics and Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy.

    American Journal of Psychiatry202022 influential citations

    <h4>Objective</h4>The authors provide an evidenced-based summary of the literature on the clinical application of psychedelic drugs in psychiatric disorders.<h4>Methods</h4>Searches of PubMed and PsycINFO via Ovid were conducted for…

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