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1Michael King, MBChB, MD, PhD, FRCP, FRCGP, FRCPsych, Division of Psychiatry, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London Medical School, First Floor, Charles Bell House, 67-73 Riding House Street, London W1W 7EH.
Abstract:
Does more psychotherapy deliver better outcomes? The answer to this question has important implications for patients' lives and costs to society. This issue of the BJPsych contains an analysis of data from a large clinical cohort receiving courses of talking therapy of up to 40 sessions in length. Duration of therapy was inversely correlated with outcome. Should we be surprised?
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