Table of Contents

Efficacy and Effectiveness Studies for Specific Disorders.- Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: A Review of Efficacy and Effectiveness Studies.- Psychodynamic Treatment of Panic Disorder.- A Naturalistic Treatment for Panic Disorder.- Empirical Support for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy for Eating Disorders.- Empirical Evidence for Transference-Focused Psychotherapy and Other Psychodynamic Psychotherapy for Borderline Personality Disorder.- Studying Change in Defensive Functioning in Psychotherapy Using the Defense Mechanism Rating Scales: Four Hypotheses, Four Cases.- Empirical Measures of Psychotherapy Process.- Process Measures for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy.- Countertransference and Personality Pathology: Development and Clinical Application of the Countertransference Questionnaire.- Theory, Technique, and Process in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy.- Alliance, Negotiation, and Rupture Resolution.- Affect-Focused Techniques in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy.- Affect-Focused Short-Term Dynamic Therapy.- Factors Contributing to Sustained Therapeutic Gain in Outpatient Treatments of Depression.- The Neurobiology of Psychodynamic Theory and Psychotherapy.- Neural Models of Psychodynamic Concepts and Treatments: Implications for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy.- Physiologic Monitoring in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Research.- Letters on Research in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy.- A Letter to My Friend and Researcher Colleague, Professor Sy Entist.- The Perils of p-Values: Why Tests of Statistical Significance Impede the Progress of Research.- From Psychoanalyst to Psychoanalyst/Researcher.- Clinicians’ Love/Hate Relationship with Clinical Research.- Measuring and Enhancing the Impact of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Research.

Reviews

From the reviews:"This book evaluates the current state of research in psychodynamic psychotherapy and how evidence-based techniques can be applied to psychodynamic practice. … The book is written for practitioners of psychodynamic psychotherapy, clinical researchers, and interested laypersons. … This is an excellent addition to the psychodynamic field … ." (Brett C. Plyler, Doody’s Review Service, February, 2009)“This book comprises a rich set of previously unpublished papers written by a Who’s Who of clinician-researchers including Glen Gabbard, Drew Westen, Leigh McCullough, Jeremy Safran and many others. They present a vibrant body of research that demonstrates that psychodynamic therapy is an effective treatment for a range of common problems. … This book makes a powerful plea to professional organizations to foster the development of research, a call that all psychodynamic institutes would do well to heed.” (Paul Efthim, New England Psychologist, December, 2009)“Handbook of Evidence-Based Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Bridging the Gap Between Science and Practice offers a coherent and user-friendly introduction to the field. … Each chapter is self-contained … . Chapters are written for clinicians: research methodology and statistical analyses are explained clearly, and chapters are relatively short, easy to read and emphasize research questions of interest to clinicians … . thought-provoking, and it will make pleasurable reading for any psychoanalytic clinician interested in learning about current developments in psychotherapy research.” (Eve Caligor, The International Journal of Psychoanalysis, Vol. 91, 2010)