They show that roughly two-thirds of a group of neurotic patients wil… — Hans Eysenck

They show that roughly two-thirds of a group of neurotic patients will recover or improve to a marked extent within about two years of the onset of their illness, whether they are treated by means of psychotherapy or not.

Hans EysenckPsychologist · German · 1916 – 1997

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I always felt that a scientist owes the world only one thing, and that is the truth as he sees it. — Hans Eysenck
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If the truth contradicts deeply held beliefs, that is too bad. — Hans Eysenck
There thus appears to be an inverse correlation between recovery and psychotherapy; the more psychotherapy, the smaller the recovery rate. — Hans Eysenck
In general, certain conclusions are possible from these data. They fail to prove that psychotherapy, Freudian or otherwise, facilitates the recovery of neurotic patients. — Hans Eysenck
In our tabulation of psychoanalytic results, we have classed those who stopped treatment together with those not improved. This appears to be reasonable; a patient who fails to finish his treatment, and is not improved, is surely a therapeutic failure. — Hans Eysenck