Acclaimed for its clear writing and stellar contributors, this authoritative text is now in a revised and updated fourth edition. The book explains the history,

This book has been replaced by Essential Psychotherapies, Fourth Edition, ISBN 978-1-4625-4084-6.

The leading survey text for basic psychotherapy courses, this book offers authoritative, engaging presentations of the 12 most important forms of psychotherapy

The second edition has been thoroughly revised and two new chapters have been added: one on brief, focal psychotherapy, and one on child psychotherapy.

Although the therapeutic relationship is a major contributor to therapeutic outcomes, the cognitive behavioral psychotherapies have not explored this aspect in