What works for whom? : a critical review of psychotherapy research

Roth, Anthony. (Author). Fonagy, Peter, 1952- (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 159385272X (pbk.)
ISBN: 9781593852726
Physical Description: print
x, 661 p. ; 23 cm.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: New York ; London : Guilford Press, c2005, 2006.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 517-629) and indexes.

Formatted Contents Note:

Defining the psychotherapies -- Research and practice : methodological considerations and their influence on this review -- Psychotherapy research, health policy, and service provision / Glenys Parry, Anthony Roth, and Peter Fonagy -- Depression -- Bipolar disorder -- Anxiety disorders I : specific phobia, social phobia, generalized anxiety disorder, and panic disorder with and without agoraphobia -- Anxiety disorders II : obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Posttraumatic stress disorder -- Eating disorders : anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder -- Schizophrenia -- Personality disorders -- Substance abuse : alcohol, cocaine, and opiate dependence and abuse -- Sexual dysfunctions -- The psychological treatment of child and adolescent psychiatric disorders -- Effectiveness of psychological interventions with older people -- The contributions of therapists and patients to outcome -- Conclusions and implications.