Encyclopedia of Psychotherapy

Traditional encyclopaedias present information in alphabetical order and are somewhat held hostage to a static structure. A digital reference can be sorted and organised more dynamically. We take advantage of this more flexible structure by cross-referencing contributions so that readers can create their own structure, one that suits their learning needs and those of their students and trainees. For example, a reader could select “child and adolescent” entries and directly cross-reference with “behavioural or cognitive/behavioural”. In this edition all content is updated, and most content areas will be retained, focusing on major modes of psychotherapy practice and core psychotherapy processes. Outdated entries have been culled or combined with other entries in a manner that better communicates the content to present-day readers (e.g., “water-misting therapy” can be addressed in a more cohesive entry covering the use of punishment techniques more generally).