| Description |
xviii, 277 pages ; 23 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Psychotherapy and psychotherapy research. Merging science and practice in psychotherapy ; A clinician's primer for evaluating research about psychotherapy -- Research focused on psychotherapy. Therapy by the numbers : critics claim empirically supported treatments (ESTs) undermine clinical creativity ; The push for evidence : defining the role for evidence-based practice ; What can we say about the effectiveness of psychotherapy? ; The science of clinical artistry : research-based principles for effective practice ; Transformation now! (or maybe later) : client change is not an all-or-nothing proposition ; Beyond intuition : research on psychotherapeutic process ; Evidence-based treatments for anxiety ; Mindfulness goes mainstream : research is proving the value of awareness processes ; Improving our track record : how therapists can better meet the needs of the disadvantaged ; Addictions treatment : myth vs. reality ; War of the worlds : researchers and practitioners collide on eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and critical incident stress debriefing (CISD) ; Reassessing selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors : separating hype from fact about antidepressants ; Outing the unproven : a new journal exposes therapies that don't work ; The messenger is the message : the effectiveness of treatment still depends on who delivers it -- Research focused on or relevant to couple and family therapy. Family therapy scorecard : research shows the family approach is often the treatment of choice ; Marital preparation and enrichment programs document their values ; What really makes couples happy? : a controversy divides the world of marital researchers ; Emerging evidence in the research about divorce ; Not quite the Brady Bunch : research on remarriage families ; Methods of relational assessment -- Doing research on your practice. New science for psychotherapy : can we predict how therapy will progress? ; Learning to love assessment : today's research tools to assess progress can help you be a better therapist ; Do-it-yourself research : the practical advantages of studying your own practice ; Models for evaluating psychotherapy practices and community mental health programs : public health perspectives -- Research in psychology that informs the practice of psychotherapy. Defending the family : beware of the biogenetic bandwagon ; Aging : fact and fiction ; Keys to enhancing performance ; Beyond the sugar pill : clarifying the placebo effect. |
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Psychotherapy -- Research.
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Psychotherapy.
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Psychotherapy.
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Research.
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| ISBN |
0415952263 pb alkaline paper |
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9780415952262 pb alkaline paper |
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