Evaluation & Outcome Studies
This is evidence-based research which may be helpful for negotiations regarding staffing and service delivery of systemic and family therapy..
Evaluation, Outcome & Effectiveness Studies | Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses | Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) | Service Audits | Manualisation | Family Outcome Measures | Questions about Evidence
Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses
Systematic review is a review of a clearly formulated question that uses systematic and explicit methods to identify, select and critically appraise relevant research, and to collect and analyse data from the studies that are not included in the review. Statistical methods (meta-analysis) may or may not be used to analyse and summarise the results of the included studies.
Meta-analysis is a statistical technique that combines the results of individual studies to arrive at one overall measure of the effect of a treatment.
Field, A. and Cottrell, D. (2011), Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing as a therapeutic intervention for traumatized children and adolescents: a systematic review of the evidence for family therapists. Journal of Family Therapy, 33: 374–388.
Hogue, A., and Liddle, H. A. (2009) Family-based treatment for adolescent substance abuse: controlled trials and new horizons in services research. Journal of Family Therapy, 31: 126-154.
Leff, J., Vearnals, S., Brewin, C. R., Wolff, G., Alexander, B., Asen, E., Dayson, D., Jones, E., Chisholm, D. and Everitt, B. (2000) The London Depression Intervention Trial: randomised controlled trial of antidepressants v. couple therapy in the treatment and maintenance of people with depression living with a partner; clinical outcome and costs. British Journal of Psychiatry, 177: 95-100.
Liddle, H. A., Dakof, G. A., Turner, R. M., Henderson, C. E. and Greenbaum, P. E. (2008)Treating adolescent drug abuse: a randomized trial comparing multidimensional family therapy and cognitive behavior therapy. Addiction, 103: 1660-1670.
Lock, J., Agras, W., Bryson, S., and Kraemer, H. (2005) A comparison of short and long term family therapy for adolescent anorexia nervosa. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 44(7): 632-639.
Pilling, S., Bebbington, P., Kuipers, E., Garety, P., Geddes, J., Orbach, G. and Morgan, C. (2002) Psychological treatments in schizophrenia: I. Meta-analysis of family intervention and cognitive behaviour therapy. Psychological Medicine, 32(5): 763-782.
Sydow, K.v., Beher, S., Schweitzer, J. and Retzlaff, R. (2010). The efficacy of systemic therapy with adult patients: A meta-content analysis of 38 randomized controlled trials. Family Process, 49(4): 457-485.
Although from a different field, this article gives good guidelines for writing a systematic review.
Wright, R.W., Brand, R.A., Dunn, W. and Spindler, K.P. (2007) How to write a systematic review. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 455: 23–29,
