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Rational emotive behavior therapy research: What we know and what we need to know

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Rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) has achieved positive results in quantitative reviews of treatment outcome studies. In part because of methodological limitations of these studies, however, the generalizability of their favorable results to routine clinical practice is unknown. Also unknown are the clinical significance of outcomes achieved by REBT, the contribution made by its distinctive and specialized procedures, and the types of patients for whom REBT is particularly useful. Recommendations are provided for refining our knowledge of the effectiveness of REBT.

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Solomon, A., Haaga, D.A.F. Rational emotive behavior therapy research: What we know and what we need to know. J Rational-Emot Cognitive-Behav Ther 13, 179–191 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02354509

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