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Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy as a ScienceAn Iconoclastic Perspective Luciano L’AbateSince its inception, psychology has worked to establish itself as a legitimate scientific endeavor. Countless research studies have tested numerous theories
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Luciano L’Abate
Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy as a Science An Iconoclastic Perspective
Luciano L’Abate Georgia State University Department of Psychology Atlanta, GA, USA
ISBN 978-1-4614-4450-3 ISBN 978-1-4614-4451-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-4451-0 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2012943381 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
To my two beloved grandchildren, Alessandra and Ian, that they may enjoy the arts throughout their lives but that they may benefit by the sciences necessary to enjoy lives.
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Foreword
As students of etymology know, the word “iconoclast” derived from the Greek, meaning to “break icons”: the iconoclast challenges and even demolishes accepted dogma. In this provocative and lively book, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy as a Science: An Iconoclastic Perspective, clinical psychologist Luciano L’Abate does exactly this. L’Abate calls into question a host of sacred cows within the psychotherapy profession, and in the process implores us to think about novel paradigms of treatment delivery. Among these sacred cows are the notions that effective psychotherapy necessarily involves one-on-one
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