Praise for Bergin and Garfield's Handbook of Psychotherapy and Behavior Change, Sixth Edition

"Not only is this a unique resource, it is the only book that all practitioners and researchers must read to ensure that they are in touch with the extraordinary advances that the field has made over the last years. Many of us have all five previous editions; the current volume is an essential addition to this growing, wonderful series."
—Peter Fonagy, PhD, FBA, Freud Memorial Professor of Psychoanalysis and Head of the Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London

"As either researcher or clinician living in the contemporary world of accountability, this invaluable edition of the Handbook is a must for one's professional library."
—Marvin R. Goldfried, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Stony Brook University

The classic reference on psychotherapy—revised for the twenty-first century

Keeping pace with the rapid changes that are taking place in the field, Bergin and Garfield's Handbook of Psychotherapy and Behavior Change, Sixth Edition endures as the most important overview of research findings in psychotherapy for professionals, academics, researchers, and students. This bestselling resource presents authoritative thinking on the pressing questions, issues, and controversies in psychotherapy research and practice today.

Thorough and comprehensive, the new edition examines:

New findings made possible by neuro-imaging and gene research
Qualitative research designs and methods for understanding emotional problems
Research in naturalistic settings that capitalizes on the curiosity of providers of services
Practice-relevant findings, as well as methodological issues that will help direct future research

List of Contributors vii

Preface xi

PART I HISTORICAL, METHODOLOGICAL, AND CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS 1

CHAPTER 1 Introduction and Historical Overview 3
Michael J. Lambert

CHAPTER 2 Methodology, Design, and Evaluation in Psychotherapy Research 21
Jonathan S. Comer and Philip C. Kendall

CHAPTER 3 Qualitative Research: Methods and Contributions 49
John McLeod

CHAPTER 4 Practice-Oriented Research: Approaches and Applications 85
Louis Castonguay, Michael Barkham, Wolfgang Lutz, and Andrew McAleavey

CHAPTER 5 Measuring Change in Psychotherapy Research 134
Benjamin M. Ogles

PART II EVALUATING THE INGREDIENTS OF THERAPEUTIC EFFICACY 167

CHAPTER 6 The Efficacy and Effectiveness of Psychotherapy 169
Michael J. Lambert

CHAPTER 7 The Client in Psychotherapy 219
Arthur C. Bohart and Amy GreavesWade

CHAPTER 8 Therapist Effects: Findings and Methods 258
Scott A. Baldwin and Zac E. Imel

CHAPTER 9 Psychotherapy Process-Outcome Research 298
Paul Crits-Christoph, Mary Beth Connolly Gibbons, and Dahlia Mukherjee

PART III MAJOR APPROACHES 341

CHAPTER 10 Behavior Therapy With Adults 343
Paul M. G. Emmelkamp

CHAPTER 11 Cognitive and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies 393
Steven D. Hollon and Aaron T. Beck

CHAPTER 12 Research on Dynamic Therapies 443
Jacques P. Barber, J. Christopher Muran, Kevin S. McCarthy, and John R. Keefe

CHAPTER 13 Research on Humanistic-Experiential Psychotherapies 495
Robert Elliott, Leslie S. Greenberg, Jeanne Watson, Ladislav Timulak, and Elizabeth Freire

PART IV RESEARCH ON APPLICATIONS IN SPECIAL GROUPS AND SETTINGS 539

CHAPTER 14 Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents 541
John R. Weisz, Mei Yi Ng, Christopher Rutt, Nancy Lau, and Sara Masland

CHAPTER 15 The Effectiveness of Couple and Family-Based Clinical Interventions 587
Thomas L. Sexton, Corinne Datchi, Lauren Evans, Julie LaFollette, and Lauren Wright

CHAPTER 16 Change Mechanisms and Effectiveness of Small Group Treatments 640
Gary M. Burlingame, Bernhard Strauss, and Anthony S. Joyce

CHAPTER 17 Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Health Psychology 690
Timothy W. Smith and Paula G. Williams

CHAPTER 18 Combining Medication and Psychotherapy in the Treatment of Major Mental Disorders 735
Nicholas R. Forand, Robert J. DeRubeis, and Jay D. Amsterdam

CHAPTER 19 Training and Supervision in Psychotherapy 775
Clara E. Hill and Sarah Knox

Author Index 813

Subject Index 835