| Abstract: | Reviews the book, The integration of psychotherapies by Alvin R. Mahrer with a Foreword by John C. Norcross (see record 1989-97512-000). Mahrer has written the book for those who are learning, teaching, supervising, and trying to integrate psychotherapies. In the book he is trying to answer the following questions: What are the various strategies that are used for integrating psychotherapies? How do the several strategies fare comparatively in their feasibility, workability, and chances for success in integrating psychotherapies? What are the likely consequences for the field of psychotherapy of pursuing each of the strategies? Is integration good or bad for the field of psychotherapy? On the basis of his study of the various strategies for integrating psychotherapies, what recommendations are warranted? This book is a valuable intellectual contribution to the development of theory in psychotherapy. The process of attempting to integrate psychotherapies is inevitable, and by producing this thoughtful and scholarly work Mahrer has helped to raise the quality of the integration effort. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
