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What can functional analytic psychotherapy contribute to empirically‐validated treatments?
Author(s) -
Hopko Derek R.,
Hopko Sandra D.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
clinical psychology and psychotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.315
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1099-0879
pISSN - 1063-3995
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-0879(199911)6:5<349::aid-cpp213>3.0.co;2-c
Subject(s) - psychotherapist , psychology , psychological intervention , mechanism (biology) , marital therapy , acceptance and commitment therapy , variety (cybernetics) , clinical psychology , intervention (counseling) , psychiatry , epistemology , philosophy , artificial intelligence , computer science
Although empirically‐validated treatments are useful in treating a variety of psychological dysfunctions, there continues to be a number of problems and criticisms regarding strict adherence to these treatment protocols. One such criticism concerns the fact that many individuals are unresponsive to manualized treatment approaches and require more individualized assessment and treatment. Using cognitive therapy for depression, behavioural marital therapy, and dialectical behaviour therapy as exemplar therapeutic interventions, we present functional analytic psychotherapy (FAP) as a promising mechanism by which to address this issue and thereby enhance the efficacy of empirically‐validated treatments. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.