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Psychotherapy Research Foundations, Process, and Outcome

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Psychotherapy Research

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Omar C.G. Gelo • Alfred Pritz • Bernd Rieken Editors

Psychotherapy Research Foundations, Process, and Outcome

Editors Omar C.G. Gelo University of Salento Lecce, Italy Sigmund Freud University Vienna, Austria Bernd Rieken Sigmund Freud University Vienna, Austria

Alfred Pritz Sigmund Freud University Vienna, Austria

ISBN 978-3-7091-1381-3 ISBN 978-3-7091-1382-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-7091-1382-0 Springer Wien Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014957171 # Springer-Verlag Wien 2015 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)

Preface

This book has a long history that can be traced back to 2008, when we— Omar C.G. Gelo, Alfred Pritz, and Bernd Rieken—met in Vienna. Omar C.G Gelo had just finished his experience at the University of Ulm, where he earned his PhD in psychotherapy research under the supervision of Erhard Mergenthaler and where he was introduced by the latter to the Society of Psychotherapy Research (SPR), an international scientific association devoted to research on psychotherapy. At that time, Alfred Pritz and Bernd Rieken were both engaged in starting an international PhD program in psychotherapy science at the Sigm