This book is a manual that lays the foundation for the sought-after and much-troubled communication and collaboration between psychotherapy schools and the creation of a documented and reasoned scientific basis for psychotherapy.

It is an essential guide in the training of resident psychiatrists and practicing psychologists and psychotherapists, and can provide great benefit to experienced therapists who are even more able to recognize the truth and the experience that the authors share with us.

Experienced clinicians will see this book as an opportunity to test their judgment against others and to expand their knowledge with a critical, dynamic review of the research literature.

Researchers will have a summary of critical issues, precisely those that make a difference in clinical practice.

Trainees will have an introduction to the strategies of clinical thinking, current professional practice, and new research data along with a wealth of clinical material that captures the topics.