The art and science of psychotherapy requires both intuitive knowledge and empirical discipline.
Therapists are artists, even mavericks.
Researchers are scientists. Therapists do not want to be restricted in their treatment of patients. The researchers' findings must be generalizable to populations outside the original test. The therapist works with individual clients and often must trust instinct in the fine-tuning each patient's treatment. The contributors to this captivating volume share their successes and in their failures, at balancing research with practice.