TY - JOUR
T1 - Meta-analysis of computer-aided psychotherapy: Problems and Partial Solutions
AU - Marks, I.M.
AU - Cuijpers, P.
AU - Cavanagh, K
AU - van Straten, A.
AU - Gega, L.
AU - Andersson, G.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Meta-analysis can be valuable if it heeds its originators' caution that intimate communing with the data is essential. A critique of the authors' own meta-analysis shows that the danger of overly broad conclusions could be reduced by attention to specificities and awareness of potentially hidden sources of variance. Conclusions from even good meta-analyses are best placed in perspective, along with naturalistic reviews, open studies, and even anecdotes to yield a fair picture of what computer-aided psychotherapy or any other treatment can achieve under varying conditions. The most realistic picture comes from zooming in and out and melding meta-analyses with further types of evidence. © 2009 Taylor & Francis.
AB - Meta-analysis can be valuable if it heeds its originators' caution that intimate communing with the data is essential. A critique of the authors' own meta-analysis shows that the danger of overly broad conclusions could be reduced by attention to specificities and awareness of potentially hidden sources of variance. Conclusions from even good meta-analyses are best placed in perspective, along with naturalistic reviews, open studies, and even anecdotes to yield a fair picture of what computer-aided psychotherapy or any other treatment can achieve under varying conditions. The most realistic picture comes from zooming in and out and melding meta-analyses with further types of evidence. © 2009 Taylor & Francis.
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U2 - 10.1080/16506070802675239
DO - 10.1080/16506070802675239
M3 - Article
SN - 1650-6073
VL - 38
SP - 83
EP - 90
JO - Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
JF - Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
IS - 2
ER -