Reacts to Martin's (1995) essay concerning scientism in psychotherapy. Contends that the image psychotherapists' present to the public is often quite different from private actions, and that a focus of these private actions might reveal not only a less scientific endeavor, but also a paradigm for future research. (JPS)

The growing body of work in the field of mental illness and racism has encouraged clinical counselors in the U.K. to describe, prescribe, develop and publish their work more widely. Outlines some recent developments against the background of political and social changes in Britain. (JPS)

Describes borderline personality disorder symptomology as it may appear within a university population, and examines the etiology of the disorder from a Kohutian self-psychology perspective. Outlines case-management procedures with a view to preventing inappropriate contracting with severely disturbed borderline clients. (JPS)

Immigrants and refugees often experience difficulty adjusting to a strange new environment. This article considers Adler's (1993) article, "Refugee Dreams and Attachment Theory" but recommends a depth psychology approach, including both Freudian and Jungian perspectives, to incorporating dream analysis as a technique in cross-cultural…

Examines the effects of cognitive-behavioral (CB) or psychodynamic-interpersonal (PI) psychotherapy by having clients (n=104) complete a follow-up 1 year after completing 8 or 16 session of treatment. Eight-session PI appeared less efficacious than the other 3 treatment conditions, and there was no measurable benefit of 16-session over 8-session…

Examined working alliance, session evaluations in brief counseling, and counseling outcome among 61 clients and student counselors from 41 dyads. Results indicated that session evaluations were significantly related to later alliance ratings, and positive alliance ratings predicted subsequent session evaluations. Both alliance and session…

Responds to previous article on supervision of beginning and advanced graduate students of counseling and psychotherapy (Ronnestad and Skovholt, 1993). Assesses usefulness of developmental model in understanding and evaluating supervisory process and compares differences between Norway and United States in supervisory practice. (NB)

Reviewed 252 empirical studies of psychotherapy from "Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology" in 1967/1968, 1977/1978, and 1987/1988. Found main trend to be decline in theory-guided and rise in pragmatic, clinically oriented research. Discusses disadvantages of purely empirical approach to psychotherapy research and makes…

Reviews various systems of psychotherapy for suitability for suicidal clients. Discusses psychoanalysis, cognitive therapy, primal therapy, transactional analysis, Gestalt therapy, reality therapy, person-centered therapy, existential analysis, and Jungian analysis in light of available treatment options. Includes 36 citations. (Author/CRR)

Analyzed 145 Chinese American outpatient clients to determine how long they would stay in psychotherapy when ethnic- and language-matched therapists were provided. Results indicated that median duration of psychotherapy was 8 sessions, mean duration was 12 sessions, and drop-out rate was 12.38%. Results were comparable to those from general…

Examined psychotherapy studies published in "Journal of Counseling Psychology" (JCP) and "Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology" (JCCP) between 1978 and 1992. Found that JCP published mostly process, outcome, and analogue research, whereas JCCP published mostly outcome research. Most process and process-outcome studies across journals were…

Examined interpersonal process between patient and therapist in 14 therapeutic dyads. Found poor outcome cases typified by interpersonal behaviors by therapist that confirmed negative patient introject; number of subtly hostile and controlling therapist statements highly correlated with self-blaming patient statements; and therapists with…

Reviews the literature dealing with the role of computers in psychiatric interviewing, and with the role of the computer as a patient or as a therapist. Efforts to develop forms of computer-assisted therapy are described, and implications for the mental health field are suggested. (40 references) (LRW)

Explores unique issues that confront gay male clients, including identity development and management; interpersonal issues; and special issues, such as the impact of aging, antigay violence, and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Addresses diversity within the male gay community and uses case examples to illustrate issues more fully. Concludes…

Identifies family factors related to child psychopathology and argues that researchers and clinicians interested in the question of family involvement should increase their focus on the presence of family process variables that may be actively contributing to the child's difficulties. Outlines research issues and clinical guidelines. (Author/NB)