The Great Psychotherapy Debate: The Evidence for What Makes Psychotherapy Work

The second edition of The Great Psychotherapy Debate has been updated and revised to include: a history of healing practices, medicine, and psychotherapy, meta-analysis of child psychological treatments in real world settings, a discussion of cultural factors, a comparison of pharmacological treatments and their effectiveness, a discussion of current movements in the field, and an expanded treatment on common factors such as empathy, expectations, patient motivation and involvement, and the working alliance between the therapist and client.