Brief Christian and NonChristian RationalEmotive Therapy With Depressed Christian Clients: An Exploratory Study
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The current outcome study operationalized a brief Christian form of rationalemotive therapy (CRET) and compared the therapeutic efficacy of this treatment with a standard version of brief rationalemotive therapy (RET) with depressed Christian clients. Results indicated that both treatments were effective in reducing depression and automatic negative thoughts, while only the CRET reduced clients' irrational beliefs. No betweengroup differences were obtained for clients' perceptions of the counselor. Findings are discussed in terms of applied integration issues and the longstanding antagonism of rationalemotive philosophy toward religious beliefs.
