Research on psychotherapy integration: Recommendations and conclusions from an NIMH workshop.

Although the trend toward psychotherapy integration and eclecticism has gathered momentum, research on eclectic approaches to psychotherapy has lagged behind. To address this gap, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) held a 2-day workshop in March 1986 on psychotherapy integration. Fourteen psychotherapy researchers were invited to consider the key issues associated with psychotherapy integration in order to advise the NIMH on guidelines for launching a program to stimulate relevant empirical research. Recommendations were developed to initiate such a research program that encompassed (a) conceptual clarification, (b) efficacy studies of systematic eclectic therapies, (c) the role of traditional psychotherapy process research, and (d) the training of integrative or eclectic therapists. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)