What Works for Whom?: A Critical Review of Psychotherapy Research - Softcover

Roth, Anthony; Fonagy, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1572303557 ISBN 13: 9781572303553

Publisher: The Guilford Press, 1998

Synopsis

This important volume synthesizes a wealth of information on the efficacy of the major models of psychotherapy for commonly encountered mental health problems. Maintaining a judicious balance between empirical considerations and the role of clinical judgment, the authors examine how research evidence can be used to improve the structure and planning of services to specific patient groups. The book is enhanced by a comprehensive disorder-by-disorder approach and careful attention to the methodological strengths and limitations of available research.

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About the Author

Anthony Roth, PhD, is a clinical psychologist with extensive experience in the application of psychological and psychotherapeutic interventions across the full range of client presentations. The focus of his clinical work has been with adults suffering mental health problems in both hospital and community settings. His research interests lie in the evaluation of psychological therapies and the application of research findings to clinical practice. He combines a clinical role in the National Health Service (UK) with an academic appointment at University College London, where he is Clinical Tutor with the Doctoral program in Clinical Psychology.

Peter Fonagy, PhD, is Freud Memorial Professor of Psychoanalysis at the University of London and Director of the Sub-Department of Clinical Health Psychology at University College London. He is Director of Research at the Anna Freud Centre, London, and Director of the Child and Family Center at the Menninger Foundation in Kansas. He is a clinical psychologist and a training and supervising analyst in the British Psycho-Analytical Society. His research interests include the study of the outcome of psychoanalytic psychotherapy and the impact of early parent-child relationships on personality development. He is the current Chair of the International Psychoanalytic Association's Standing Committee on Research, and serves on the Executive Council of the World Association of Infant Mental Health.

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Introduction
1. Defining the Psychotherapies
2. Translating Research into Practice: Methodological Considerations
3. Psychotherapy Research, Funding, and Evidence-Based Practice
4. Depression
5. Bipolar Disorder
6. Anxiety Disorders I: Phobias, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and Panic Disorder with and without Agoraphobia
7. Anxiety Disorders II: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
8. Anxiety Disorders III: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
9. Eating Disorders
10. Schizophrenia
11. Personality Disorders
12. Alcohol Dependency and Abuse
13. Sexual Dysfunctions
14. Counseling and Primary Care Interventions
15. The Psychological Treatment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders
16. Effectiveness of Psychological Interventions with Older People
17. The Relationship between Outcome and Therapist Training, Experience, and Technique
18. Conclusions and Implications

Edition details

• Publisher: The Guilford Press
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1572303557
• ISBN 13: 9781572303553
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 484