Background The working alliance, or collaborative bond, between client and
psychotherapist has been found to be related to outcome in psychotherapy. Purpose The …

Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) has come to be a widely practiced psychotherapy
throughout the world. The present article reviews theory, history, and evidence for CBT. It is …

Research suggests gratitude interventions—designed to increase appreciation of positive
qualities, situations, and people in one's life—may improve psychological well-being (eg …

After defining empathy, discussing its measurement, and offering an example of empathy in
practice, we present the results of an updated meta-analysis of the relation between …

Background The impact of the relationship (therapeutic alliance) between patients and
physical therapists on treatment outcome in the rehabilitation of patients with chronic low …

In this study of cognitive–behavioral therapy for depression, many patients experienced
large symptom improvements in a single between-sessions interval. These sudden gains' …

This article reviews the role of nonspecific treatment factors in cognitive-behavior therapy
(CBT) for depression. An analysis of relevant studies reveals that the majority of symptomatic …

Patient expectations have been regarded as a variable affecting the course of
psychotherapy for more than 50 years. Yet, even though expectations are often considered a …

This book addresses a critical challenge in evidence-based psychotherapy: how to use
empirically supported therapies (ESTs) in real-world clinical contexts. The author explains …

Argues and presents data to support the conclusion that the time is ripe for the
reexamination and rehabilitation of therapist empathy as a key change process in …