Examined the relative efficacy of different treatment approaches for bulimia nervosa. Follow-up of a study using cognitive-behavioral, behavioral, and placebo groups show six-month abstinence highest in the cognitive behavioral group. Results support conceptualization of bulimia nervosa as a multifaceted disorder best treated with an approach that…

Sees historical antecedents of primary prevention in methods of public health, counseling, and psychotherapy. Defines primary prevention as being proactive and aimed predominantly at high-risk groups not yet affected by condition to be prevented. Sees success measured in decline in incidence of condition that is compared with controls. Asserts…

Examines two poems written by a patient undergoing psychoanalytic psychotherapy. Shows how the spontaneous and unsolicited creative writing of poems accurately monitored and expressed emotional growth within a transference relationship that was then able to be utilized in real life situations. (RS)

Discusses one form of group interpersonal-skill training, relationship-enhancement (RE) therapy, which was offered to patients and staff as a pilot program. Patients and staff found learning RE behaviors and skills to be beneficial to their communication and helpful in improving their relationships. (Author/GCP)

John, a very articulate 48-year-old Vietnam veteran, completed successful psychotherapy in one and 1/2 years. The hallmarks of this therapy are the use of social-constructionist ideas and practices, especially the use of the reflecting team and the influence of the team's conversations on everyone who participated. (Author/EMK)

Presents a reaction to Thompson and Neville's (1999) article, "Racism, Mental Health, and Mental Health Practice." Underlines some of the most trenchant points made in the article and poses several more questions for further consideration. (GCP)

Interview with Michael F. Hoyt, a noted figure in the worlds of brief therapy and managed care. He discusses issues regarding brief therapy, some of the promises and problems of managed care, and several likely future trends and their implications for marital and family therapists. (MKA)

Examines how the author's work in nursing has helped reveal, through poetry, her own "key images" (images that unconsciously bring life, energy, and universality to a poet's work). Suggests ways writers might encourage intense personal imagery to enter their own poems or the poems of their students. (SR)

Because many potential clients have religious as well as secular concerns, secular counselors and psychotherapists are striving to become more empathic and competent in treating religious individuals. This article discusses some issues and implications involved in working with religiously committed clients in secularly based counseling. (Contains…

Critically reviews efforts at theoretical integration of psychoanalysis and humanism along the lines of F. Pine's (1990) four psychologies of psychoanalysis. Concludes that psychoanalysis and humanism have certain compatible features, but that they generally represent opposing vantage points in the study of subjectivity. Provides recommendations…

Replicating a study done 15 years ago, a survey was mailed to psychiatrists, psychologists, psychotherapists, and marriage and family counselors who were listed in the San Antonio Yellow Pages to get information about their perceptions of unethical practice. Results show a shift in perceived unethical practice over the 15-year time frame. (Author)

Case analysis clarifies the complicated dynamics of the eroticization of hate. Forged for the adult sexual abuse survivor in the early abusive relationship, these dynamics are reenacted in the therapeutic relationship and experienced in the countertransference. A paradigm of "abuser, victim, bystander" is offered to improve treatment…

Discusses traditional training techniques for students studying family therapy. Argues that psychotherapy has more to do with the therapist's personality than with the display of effective techniques. Supervision of clinicians should consist of helping them develop their innate skills rather than imposing on them a set of ready-made strategies.…

The relationship between outpatient clients' self-reported secret keeping in therapy and symptomatology is investigated (N=42). Although the study supports previous research on the negative effects of keeping secrets in general, it offers new information about the potential benefits of patients' image management in relation to their psychological…

Surveyed alcoholism counselors (N=284) to determine whether the disease concept of alcoholism precludes acceptance and use of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) in alcoholism treatment. Results suggest that SFBT may be feasible for alcoholism treatment and that endorsement of the disease concept is compatible with the principles of SFBT. (EMK)