Chapter 18: Further Reading

Essential Sources

Cuijpers, P., Reijnders, M., & Huibers, M. J. H. (2019). "The role of common factors in psychotherapy outcomes." Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 15, 207–231. Comprehensive review of common factors (therapeutic alliance, empathy, hope) and their contribution to therapy outcomes.

Wampold, B. E., & Imel, Z. E. (2015). The Great Psychotherapy Debate: The Evidence for What Makes Psychotherapy Work (2nd ed.). Routledge. The most thorough academic treatment of the dodo bird debate. Argues strongly for the common factors model while acknowledging specific treatment effects.

Hofmann, S. G., Asnaani, A., Vonk, I. J. J., Sawyer, A. T., & Fang, A. (2012). "The efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy: A review of meta-analyses." Cognitive Therapy and Research, 36(5), 427–440. Meta-review of CBT effectiveness across multiple conditions. Strong evidence for depression, anxiety, OCD, PTSD, and others.

Barlow, D. H., Farchione, T. J., Bullis, J. R., et al. (2017). "The unified protocol for transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders compared with diagnosis-specific protocols for anxiety disorders: A randomized clinical trial." JAMA Psychiatry, 74(9), 875–884. Tests whether a single transdiagnostic protocol can work across anxiety disorders — relevant to the dodo bird debate.

Luborsky, L., Singer, B., & Luborsky, L. (1975). "Comparative studies of psychotherapies: Is it true that 'everyone has won and all must have prizes'?" Archives of General Psychiatry, 32(8), 995–1008. The original "dodo bird" paper. Historical importance for understanding the equal outcomes debate.

Norcross, J. C., & Lambert, M. J. (2018). "Psychotherapy relationships that work III." Psychotherapy, 55(4), 303–315. Review of evidence on therapeutic relationship factors and their contribution to outcomes.

Burns, D. D. (1980/1999). Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy (revised ed.). William Morrow. The classic CBT self-help book for depression. Evidence-based, widely recommended by therapists, and a useful introduction to cognitive restructuring.

Hayes, S. C. (2005). Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life: The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. New Harbinger. An ACT-based self-help book with evidence behind it. Offers a different approach from CBT while still being evidence-based.

Yalom, I. D. (2002). The Gift of Therapy: An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients. HarperCollins. A legendary therapist's wisdom about what makes therapy work. More focused on common factors than specific techniques.

Online Resources

APA Division 12: Society of Clinical Psychology — Research-Supported Psychological Treatments. Lists specific therapy approaches with their evidence status for specific conditions. Essential for consumers trying to match treatment to diagnosis.

NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) Guidelines. UK-based evidence-based treatment guidelines for all major mental health conditions. Free, comprehensive, regularly updated.

Cochrane Reviews of psychological therapies. Systematic reviews of therapy effectiveness for specific conditions, with careful assessment of evidence quality.