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Embarrassing problems for the field of psychotherapy
Author(s) -
Mahrer Alvin R.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4679(199909)55:9<1147::aid-jclp11>3.0.co;2-e
Subject(s) - field (mathematics) , psychology , psychotherapist , resolution (logic) , engineering ethics , psychoanalysis , computer science , artificial intelligence , engineering , mathematics , pure mathematics
A case is presented that the field of psychotherapy has some embarrassing problems that are collectively denied and that it is important for the field to admit they exist so that steps can be taken toward their resolution. A provisional list of 11 problems is proposed, together with suggested avenues toward solution. The invitation is to consider, revise, improve, and extend the list of embarrassing problems in a spirit of open debate and discussion to help advance the field of psychotherapy by enabling efforts toward resolution of these embarrassing problems. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Psychol 55: 1147–1156, 1999.