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 WinterFreeman, Chris is the author of 'Handbook of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies A Guide for Research and Practice', published 2007 under ISBN 9780471498209 and ISBN 0471498203.