Am J Psychiatry 1975; 132:373-377
Copyright © 1975 by American Psychiatric Association
Short-term analytically oriented psychotherapy versus behavior therapy
RB Sloane, FR Staples, AH Cristol and NJ Yorkston
Ninety-four outpatients with anxiety neurosis or personality disorder were
randomly assigned for four months to a waiting list, behavior therapy, or
psychoanalytically oriented therapy. The target symptoms of all three
groups improved significantly, but the two treated groups improved equally
well and significantly more than those on the waiting list. There were no
significant differences among the groups in work or social adjustment;
however, the patients who received behavior therapy had a significant
overall improvement at four months. One year and two years after the
initial assessment, all groups were found to be equally and significantly
improved.
