Common Factor Model Of Psychotherapy

Imel and Wampold discuss the common factor model, a model, which explains that different therapeutic approaches in psychotherapy all have common factors that justify the effectiveness of a treatment. An alternative to the common factor model is the medical model, which explains that psychotherapy is effective because it solely and specifically treats the underlying cause of distress and changes the psychological dysfunction. If the medical model is accurate, researchers should observe a different in treatment. Studies on the efficacy of psychotherapy have found that there is no significant difference in therapeutic approaches. Even for certain disorder, no approach was more effective in comparison to another approach. This was tested through