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SFBT Controlled Outcome Studies
This is a summary of the findings of the 2000 review that
Sheri Eisengart and I did that included 18 controlled outcome studies of SFBT.
All studies meet the following inclusion criteria: (1) implemented solution-focused brief therapy,
(2) employed some form of experimental control, (3) assessed client behavior or functioning, and
(4) assessed outcomes at end-of-treatment or follow-up.
The solution-focused intervention includes one or more of the following components:
(1) search for pre-session change, (2) goal-setting, (3)
miracle question, (4) scaling questions, (5) search for exceptions,
(6) consulting break, and (7) a message including compliments and task.
Level of experimental control is judged according to the following
standards: (1) uses a randomized group design or acceptable single-case
design, (2) focuses on a specific, well-defined disorder, (3) compares
SFBT with a standard reference treatment, placebo or no treatment, (4) uses
treatment manuals and procedures for monitoring treatment adherence,
(5) uses outcome measures with demonstrated reliability and validity, and
(6) uses a sample large enough to reliably detect group differences.
Studies are presented according to the level of experimental control employed:
Overall Summary:
- 17 of 18 studies reported client improvement; it was statistically significant
in 10
studies
- 7 of the 11 studies that compared SFBT to a standard treatment reported
SFBT > = standard treatment
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