Humanistic-experiential therapies in the treatment of generalised anxiety: A perspective
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Timulak, L., Humanistic-experiential therapies in the treatment of generalised anxiety: A perspective, Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 18, 3, 2018, 233 - 236Abstract:
This study discusses the current status of evidence‐based psychological therapies for generalised anxiety disorder (GAD). It points to the dominance of cognitive‐behavioural therapies (CBTs) and compares this dominance with the position of humanistic‐experiential therapies (HEPs) in this area. The paper hypothesises several reasons for this situation, including historical developments as well as HEPs’ ambivalence around embracing mainstream mental health classification systems, and corresponding types of research. The paper then highlights some recent developments in HEPs for anxiety disorders (particularly emotion‐focused therapy; EFT); developments that are breaking new conceptual grounds while also generating new outcome research.
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Author: Timulak, Ladislav
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