First published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

`This book will be remembered as an outstanding contribution to the development of the profession of psychotherapy.' - Counselling News

'Is the book a success? Undoubtedly so. The contributors have been selected for their knowledge of their subject and clarity of writing. Although the chapters are short, they are concise and easy to read, and they are supplemented by extensive references, recommendations for futher reading and useful addresses.' - British Journal of Medical Psychology

Part 1 Introduction: the nature and range of psychotherapy, Petruska Clarkson; the psychotheraputic relationship, Petruska Clarkson; a practioner-scientist approach to psychotherapy process and research, Jennifer Elton Wilson and Michael Barkham. Part 2 Culture: psychotherapy and race, Pat Grant; psychotherapy and gender, Sheila Ernst and David Gowling; psychotherapy with survivors of the Nazi holocaust, Judith Hassan; psychotherapy and sexual orientation, Paul Hitchings. Part 3 Modalities: individual adult psychotherapy, Michael Pokorny and Christine Lister-Ford; a spectrum of psychological therapies with children, Peter Harper; analytical psychotherapy with children, Miranda Passey; psychotherapy with adolescents, Robert Jezzard; short-term psychotherapy, Gillian Butler and James Low; marital psychotherapy, Tom Leary and Gillian Walton; family psychotherapy, Gill Gorell-Barnes and Alan Cooklin; group psychotherapy, Oded Manor. Part 4 Settings: psychotherapy in/with organizations, Peter Hawkins and Eric Miller; psychotherapy in the NHS, Adele Kosviner and Jane Knowles; psychotherapy in the social services, Kenneth Kirk Smith and Jonathan Smith; psychotherapeutic communities, Haya Oakley and David Millard; psychotherapy in the voluntary and independent sector, Sara Llewellin; psychotherapy in private practice, Michael Pokorny and Helena Hargaden. Part 5 Issues: psychotherapy and learning difficulties, Janet Bungener and Brendan McCormack; Part Contents.