Evidence from Within A Paradigm for Clinical Practice

Evidence from Within squarely addresses the question: does psychotherapy work? It proposes an innovative model of psychological and psychiatric assessment and treatment. Emphasized is the therapist's responsibility to deliver a treatment that is effective and has built-in provision for independent monitoring of treatment progress. Apart from psychological assessment and self-report questionnaires, information about diagnosis and progress comes from collaboration between therapist and patient. This approach has been evolved and tested by the author and his colleagues for over fifteen years. The book and the methods it advocates can be used as a practice guide for any office-based mental health clinician. Book jacket.

Steven A. Frankel is an associate clinical professor at the University of California Medical School in San Francisco.