The great psychotherapy debate [electronic resource] : the evidence for what makes psychotherapy work / Bruce E. Wampold and Zac E. Imel.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-316) and index.

1. History of medicine, methods, and psychotherapy : progress and omissions -- 2. The contextual model : psychotherapy as a socially situated healing practice -- 3. Contextual model versus medical model : choosing a progressive research programme -- 4. Absolute efficacy : the benefits of psychotherapy established by meta-analysis -- 5. Relative efficacy : the Dodo bird still gets it -- 6. Therapist effects : an ignored but critical factor -- 7. General effects : surviving challenges and anticipating additional evidence -- 8. Specific effects : where are they? -- 9. Beyond the debate : implications of the research synthesis for theory, policy, and practice.