Human beings are designed by evolution to form meaningful interpersonal relationships through verbal and nonverbal communication. This principle is the same whether the individual is male or female, an infant, a child, an adolescent, or an adult, or healthy or sick. The theme th…
Empathy has long been recognized as a key element of the healing professions, Yet it is not always clear how to define the concept, how to measure it, whether there are effective methods to enhance empathy, or whether empathy really helps make treatment more effective. Drawing o…
A young molecular biologist at the forefront of HIV research, Nathalia Holt tells the historic, multilayered, and compassionate story of two patients--each known in medical literature as the Berlin Patient--and their young research-minded doctors. The backdrop is nothing less th…
Childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: nonpharmacologic treatments and their combination with medication / Stephen P. Hinshaw, Rachel G. Klein, Howard B. Abikoff -- Childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: pharmacological treatments / Laurence L. Greenhil…
"Premature termination is a significant yet often neglected problem in psychotherapy with significant consequences for clients and therapists alike. According to some estimates, as many as 20% of adult clients terminate psychotherapy prematurely. Even experienced practitioners u…
Science and pseudoscience in clinical psychology
"The second edition of The Great Psychotherapy Debate has been updated and revised to include a history of healing practices, medicine, and psychotherapy, an expanded theoretical presentation of the contextual model, an examination of therapist effects, and a thorough review of …
"The second edition of The Great Psychotherapy Debate has been updated and revised to include a history of healing practices, medicine, and psychotherapy, an expanded theoretical presentation of the contextual model, an examination of therapist effects, and a thorough review of …
