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"Psychotherapy" Versus "Treatment"
Arkowitz, Hal
American Psychologist, v60 n7 p731 Oct 2005
This paper presents comments on "Psychological treatments" by D. H. Barlow. Barlow proposed that we distinguish between the terms "treatment" and "psychotherapy." The author believes that not only is the distinction unnecessary, but that its implications could have negative consequences for the field of clinical psychology. It is the proposed distinguishing feature that treatments are "specifically tailored to the pathological process that is causing the impairment and distress" that is most problematic. Clinical psychology does not need a distinction that further exacerbates the split between researchers and practitioners.
Descriptors: Psychotherapy, Health Services, Clinical Psychology, Psychological Services, Mental Health
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