Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Machine generated contents note: I. INTRODUCTION 1. Contemporary Issues in Psychotherapy Theory, Practice, and Research: A Framework for Comparative Study, Stanley B. Messer and Alan S. Gurman II. PSYCHOANALYTIC APPROACHES 2. Contemporary Freudian Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, David L. Wolitzky 3. Relational Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Rebecca Coleman Curtis and Irwin Hirsch III. BEHAVIORAL AND COGNITIVE APPROACHES 4. Behavior Therapy: Traditional Approaches, Martin M. Antony and Lizabeth Roemer 5. Cognitive Therapy, Kimberly A. Dienes, Susan Torres-Harding, Mark A. Reinecke, Arthur Freeman, and Ann Sauer 6. Behavior Therapy: Functional-Contextual Approaches, William C. Follette and Glenn M. Callaghan IV. EXPERIENTIAL AND HUMANISTIC APPROACHES 7. Person-Centered Psychotherapy and Related Experiential Approaches, Arthur C. Bohart and Jeanne C. Watson 8. Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapies, Kirk J. Schneider VI. SYSTEMS-ORIENTED APPROACHES 9. Family Therapies, Nadine J. Kaslow, Jeshmin Bhaju, and Marianne P. Celano 10. Couple Therapies, Alan S. Gurman VII. OTHER INFLUENTIAL MODELS OF THERAPEUTIC PRACTICE 11. Brief Psychotherapies, Michael F. Hoyt 12. Integrative Approaches to Psychotherapy, George Stricker and Jerry Gold 13. Group Psychotherapies, Virginia Brabender .

"The leading survey text for basic psychotherapy courses, this book offers authoritative, engaging presentations of the 12 most important forms of psychotherapy practiced today. Prominent experts cover traditional treatments as well as influential models that have been developed relatively recently, giving students and practitioners a solid grasp of foundational theories, techniques, and research. Each chapter follows a common set of organizational guidelines; features illustrative vignettes and a full case example; and concludes with readings and resources to guide further study. New to This Edition Incorporates the latest clinical developments and research. Chapter on "third-wave" behavior therapies. Each chapter has expanded discussions of the role of the therapeutic relationship and the use of evidence-based practices. Concise chapters make the book even more instructor and student friendly"--Provided by publisher.