La literatura científica y la propia experiencia clínica nos muestra que las tánicas terapéuticas d la terapia d conducta son bastante eficaces. Sin embargo, esta eficacia no es cercana al 100%. ¿Por qué? Por otra parte, se puede constatar que una misma técnica es eficaz muchas veces en el tratamiento de diferentes trastornos, y al contrario, varias técnicas, diferentes entre sí, se revelan óptimas para el tratamiento del mismo trastorno. Sin embargo, todo ello no es constante a lo largo de diferentes casos. Este trabajo pretende reflexionar sobre todos estos aspectos y ofrecer algunas explicaciones del por qué de este estado de la cuestión. Posibles vías de investigación se sugieren a lo largo del artículo.
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