The Psychotherapy Evaluation Research Unit (PERU) aims to:
- develop a pioneering programme testing the value of the most widely-practised psychological therapies in the NHS
- plug major gaps in the knowledge base concerning which therapies work best for whom and for how long.
More specific objectives of the unit are to establish:
- wider availability of appropriate psychotherapy to those with mental health problems
- a substantial body of research findings on the evaluation of the psychological therapies
- an international programme of dissemination of results, including lectures, conferences and publications
- a greater measure of public and professional credibility for psychotherapy.
The unit supports psychotherapy outcome research projects throughout the Trust, including the major Tavistock Adult Depression Study.
This research unit was set up with the generous support of the Tavistock and Portman Charitable Fund, the Tavistock Clinic Foundation and the founding fellows of the Tavistock and Portman Society for Outcome Research.
