Our readingWhat is a korrent?
No research ever showed manualized CBT to be more effective than psychodynamic therapy; it was only studied more often.
Drawn from what Jonathan Shedler said
What these subjects mean
Psychotherapy Treatment by conversation between a therapist and a patient, and the arguments about what in it actually does the work.
Psychodynamic therapy The tradition descended from psychoanalysis: open-ended sessions working on self-knowledge and the therapy relationship, rather than a manual.
CBT Cognitive behavioural therapy: brief, structured, usually delivered from a manual, and the most heavily trialled form of talking treatment.
Mental modelWhat counts as evidence
On the topicWhat makes psychotherapy work?under our view: The evidence behind the recommended methods is narrower than the label on them suggests