The death of psychotherapy : from Freud to alien abductions /

A critical examination of the effectiveness of psychotherapy through the lens of the scientific method. Using both case examples and clinical research, the book challenges the conclusion that there is empirical support for the notion that psychotherapy is effective.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Eisner, Donald A., 1943-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2000.
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:0313001464
9780313001468
0275964132
9780275964139
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Science and fiction in psychotherapy
  • Psychoanalytic psychotherapy
  • Cathartic therapies: from primal to est
  • Recovered memory therapy
  • Humanistic psychotherapy
  • Behavioral and cognitive therapy
  • Strategic family systems therapy and neurolinguistic programming
  • Spiritual therapy
  • From Buddha psychotherapy to alien abductions
  • The death of psychotherapy: conclusions.