Do the numbers speak for themselves? A critical analysis of procedural objectivity in psychotherapeutic efficacy research Ghent University
Psychotherapy research is known for its pursuit of Evidence-Based Treatment (EBT). Psychotherapeutic efficacy is assessed by calculation of aggregated differences between pre treatment- and post treatment symptom levels. As this 'gold standard methodology' is regarded as 'procedurally objective', the efficacy number that results from the procedure is taken as a valid indicator of treatment efficacy. However, I argue that the assumption of ...