This article introduces an issue of the Journal of Clinical Psychology:In Session devoted to treatment failures in psychotherapy. In contrast to recent attention from the research perspective and cognitive-behavioral orientation, this issue focuses on clinical material from multiple theoretical perspectives. This article provides an overview of some of the empirical and definitional issues on treatment failure and then outlines the five subsequent articles, each of which offers an interesting case illustration. The article concludes with several transtheoretical recommendations for reducing the incidence of therapeutic failures.
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