Effectiveness of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy: A Systematic Qualitative Review of Controlled Outcome Studies

Autor/inn/en	Gingerich, Wallace J.; Peterson, Lance T.
Titel	Effectiveness of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy: A Systematic Qualitative Review of Controlled Outcome Studies
Quelle	In: Research on Social Work Practice, 23 (2013) 3, S.266-283 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1049-7315
DOI	10.1177/1049731512470859
Schlagwörter	Psychotherapy; Outcomes of Treatment; Research; Child Behavior; Behavior Problems; Academic Achievement; Mental Health; Depression (Psychology); Marriage; Family (Sociological Unit); Vocational Rehabilitation; Aging (Individuals); Crime; Delinquency; Psychological Patterns; Children; Adolescents; Older Adults; Foreign Countries; Literature Reviews; Canada; China; Finland; Lithuania; Mexico; Netherlands; Norway; South Korea; Sweden; Taiwan; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychotherapie; Forschung; Schulleistung; Psychohygiene; Ehe; Familie; Berufliche Rehabilitation; Aging; Altern; Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt; Kriminalität; Child; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Älterer Erwachsener; Ausland; Kanada; Finnland; Litauen; Mexiko; Niederlande; Norwegen; Korea; Republik; Schweden; Großbritannien
Abstract	Objective: We review all available controlled outcome studies of solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) to evaluate evidence of its effectiveness. Method: Forty-three studies were located and key data abstracted on problem, setting, SFBT intervention, design characteristics, and outcomes. Results: Thirty-two (74%) of the studies reported significant positive benefit from SFBT; 10 (23%) reported positive trends. The strongest evidence of effectiveness came in the treatment of depression in adults where four separate studies found SFBT to be comparable to well-established alternative treatments. Three studies examined length of treatment and all found SFBT used fewer sessions than alternative therapies. Conclusion: The studies reviewed provide strong evidence that SFBT is an effective treatment for a wide variety of behavioral and psychological outcomes and, in addition, it may be briefer and therefore less costly than alternative approaches. (Contains 6 tables and 1 figure.) [A list of SFBT Outcome Studies is included.] (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10