In this episode we look at the efficacy effectiveness gap, that is why do so many therapies look amazing in a research setting, but then deliver less than stellar results in the real world.

In this episode we take a slightly different approach. Although the episode was inspired by a paper by Halford Pepping and Petch exploring this gpa in the couples therapy literature, it got the two of us curious to know whether the same gap existed in other areas.

So while the episode is about the couples literature, we took a wide angle view to consider children and individual psychotherapy as well. We hope you enjoy.

Original Paper - Halford Pepping and Petch
https://www.aetsbtraining.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Halford-2016efficacy-effectiveness-gap.pdf

Child and Adolescent Paper Weisz and Colleagues
https://weiszlab.fas.harvard.edu/files/jweisz/files/weisz_et_al_1995_psyc_bull_meta.pdf

Adult Psychotherapy Consumer reports study Seligman
https://clinica.ispa.pt/sites/default/files/4._the_effectiveness_of_psychotherapy_the_consumer_reports_study.pdf

Dose Effect Hansen Lambert and Foreman
https://clinica.ispa.pt/sites/default/files/10-_the_psychotherapy_dose-response_effect_a_0.pdf

Great Psychotherapy Debate Wampold
https://api.taylorfrancis.com/content/books/mono/download?identifierName=doi&identifierValue=10.4324/9780203893340&type=googlepdf

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