Handbook Of Evidence-based Psychotherapies: A Guide For Research And Practice

At a time when healthcare organisations are increasingly emphasising the need for evidence-based interventions, this comprehensive and timely handbook provides an up-to-date overview of the current evidence-base for psychological therapies and major psychological disorders. The "Handbook of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies" takes a pluralistic approach, covering cognitive and behavioural therapies as well as counselling and humanistic approaches.

Internationally-renowned experts guide the reader through the latest research, taking a critical overview of each practice's strengths and weaknesses. Specific therapies and disorder chapters are interspersed between a general introduction and critique of issues for the evidence-base, and a final chapter provides an overview for the future. Overall, the book provides a unique summary of the principles of evidence-based therapies, together with the major disorders with which they have been evaluated.

The "Handbook of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies" will be invaluable to psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, psychology and psychiatric trainees, and other professions using psychotherapy as part of their clinical practice.

Contributors

Michael Barkham

Aaron T. Beck

Kathryn Bleiberg

Tom Brown

Alan Carr

Fiona Cathcart

Katherine Cheshire

Rob Durham

Paul Emmelkamp

Winnie Eng

Peter Fisher

Chris Freeman

Nick Heather

Richard Heimberg

J.H. Kamphuis

Willem Kuyken

Ken Laidlaw

Roslyn Law

William Lindsay

Stan Lindsay

Katherine Logan

Siobhan MacHale

Frank Margison

Shari Manning

John Markowitz

John McLeod

Jane Morris

Mick Power

Kumar Rao

Mark Ramm

Jan Scott

John Spector

Peter Sturmey

Douglas Turkington

E. Vedel

David Winter

At a time when evidence is everything, the comprehensive "Handbook of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies" handbook provides a unique, up-to-date overview of the current evidence-base for psychological therapies and major psychological disorders. The editors take a pluralistic approach, covering cognitive and behavioural therapies as well as counselling and humanistic approaches. Internationally-renowned expert contributors guide readers through the latest research, taking a critical overview of each practice's strengths and weaknesses. A final chapter provides an overview for the future.