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The second edition of this book identifies effective elements of therapy relationships (what works in general) as well as effective methods of tailoring or adapting therapy to the individual patient (what works in particular). Each chapter features a specific therapist behavior (e.g., alliance, empathy, support, collecting feedback) that demonstrably improves treatment outcomes or a nondiagnostic patient characteristic (e.g., reactance, preferences, culture, attachment style) by which to effectively tailor psychotherapy. Each chapter presents operational definitions, clinical examples, compreh ... More
Keywords: psychotherapy, cooperative behavior, professional-patient relations, psychotherapy/methods, clinical competence, mental disorders/therapy, evidence-based medicine, treatment outcome, evidence-based practice, meta-analysis
Print publication date: 2011 | Print ISBN-13: 9780199737208 |
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: May 2011 | DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199737208.001.0001 |
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