Journal of Psychotherapy Practice and Research

Abstract

TheJournal of Psychotherapy Practice and Research, now in its second year of publication, states as its aim "to address the professional understanding of human behavior and to enhance the psychotherapeutic treatment of mental disorders." In the inaugural issue, the editors further define the journal's goals: to "enhance our appreciation of the conduct of psychotherapy by addressing clinical concerns reflected by single case or small sample reports, as well as by publishing important research initiatives that attempt to deepen our understanding of how different psychotherapies work, and for whom, by studying larger groups of patients." As well as regular articles, the journal has published special articles, clinical and research reports, grand rounds case presentations, reprints of classic articles, editorial commentaries, and book reviews. Fairly diverse topics are covered, including clinical applications of theoretically derived hypotheses, studies of technical interventions, psychotherapeutic approaches to treatment of specific disorders, and others. A few