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The Psychotherapies: Benefits and Limitations

Benefits and limitations are discussed in five major areas: treatment, training, diagnosis, research, and review. Strides in the standardization of the psychotherapies, development of innovative techniques, and integration of theoretical and clinical models are interfaced with economic concerns and the impact of public policy on the future of the field.

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