Abstract
In this chapter we focus on research published since our previous reviews (Greenberg, Elliott & Lietaer, 1994; Elliott, Greenberg & Lietaer, 2004), which covered research published between 1978 and 2001, plus additional earlier research on humanistic-experiential psychotherapy (HEP) outcome that we have been able to track down. A key element of the chapter is a meta-analysis of nearly 200 HEP outcome studies (through 2008) and a survey of the use of the approach with different client groups. In addition, we offer a meta-synthesis of qualitative research on these therapies (cf. Timulak, 2007), and provide a narrative review of recent quantitative research on change processes in HEPs. We conclude by reviewing and integrating the literature reviewed and discuss policy implications.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Bergin & Garfield‘s Handbook of Psychotherapy and Behavior Change |
| Editors | MIchael J. Lambert |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons Inc. |
| Pages | 495-538 |
| Number of pages | 44 |
| Edition | 6th revised |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781118038208 |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2013 |
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Keywords
- humanistic psychotherapy
- emotion-focused therapy
- person-centered & experiential psychotherapies
- outcome research
- process research
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Elliott, R., Greenberg, L. S., Watson, J. C., Timulak, L., & Freire, E. (2013). Research on humanistic-experiential psychotherapies. In MI. J. Lambert (Ed.), Bergin & Garfield‘s Handbook of Psychotherapy and Behavior Change (6th revised ed., pp. 495-538). New York: John Wiley & Sons Inc..