Presents results of a national commission's investigation of psychosurgery. Results indicate the procedure to be effective in the cure of patients suffering from pain accompanied by depression, while avoiding the destruction caused by prefrontal lobotomies. (SL)

Factor analysis is a statistical method of reducing a set number of variables by finding similarities between them. This paper reviews the potential of factor analysis, focusing on exploratory factor analysis, in research on psychotherapy. Within the field of psychotherapy, the use of factor analysis can be classified into three groups. The first…

The relationship between spirituality, and counseling and psychotherapy has been given increased attention in recent years. The author suggests that the teachings of Alfred Adler may assist counselor educators in integrating faith and learning in an unimposing manner respectful of religious tenets, focusing on spirituality, which can include…

Most psychotherapists hold preconceptions about what it could be like to deliver services using distance technology. Reactions to distance technology in counseling have been governed by guesses rather then by experience or research. However, a recent teletherapy project has provided insight into how remote systems of treatment actually are…

There is relatively little theory on how psychotherapy clients self-heal since most theories of therapy stress the magic of the therapist's interventions. Of the theories that exist, this paper briefly discusses Carl Rogers' theory of self-actualization; and the dialectical theories of Greenberg and his colleagues, Jenkins, and Rychlak. Gendlin's…

This investigation was designed to study the effects of an extratherapy intervention. It was found that attrition can be reduced significantly and total therapy involvement can be lengthened. It was also found that client process can be altered and improved and that this leads to more constructive personality change. (Author)

The results were interpreted as demonstrating a relationship between the findings of two independent lines of research on therapy outcome, one basing outcome predictions on client-centered theoretical constructs, the other on the empirical value of the A-B scale. (Author)

A basic paradox is proposed: both freedom and determinism are seen as valid models although they are basically contradictory. Whether or not freedom or determinism is valid depends upon the source of information the person is using at that time. Implications of the paradox for counseling practices are discussed. (Author)

This article analyzes the women's role in society and the problems that stem from the oppressive division of sex roles. Insight into sociopolitical roots of these problems is presented and existence of inborn causes is denied. Implications for psychotherapy are discussed, emphasizing the therapist's values and attitudes toward female patients.…

This article raises questions about the rationale for various financial practices and suggests some historical, cultural, and personal factors bearing on the economic aspects of psychotherapy. Three case examples highlight some effects of these factors on the therapy situation. (Author)

Psychologists appear no less reticient than psychiatrists toward public revelation of their "money behavior." It is suggested that some of the reticence may reflect shame over the sale of friendship. The impact of comprehensive health insurance is noted. (Author)

Explains how videotapes made during therapy sessions are beneficial in guiding patients to a realistic perception of themselves, which changes their reaction to others. (AA)

Analyses of reports of patients' problematic concerns indicated, among other things, that patients and therapists generally agreed when concerns were present or absent in therapy session, but differed in interpretive emphasis. (CK)