From the Guest Editor

Despite the challenges psychiatrists have faced over the past decade from cost-containment and accountability efforts, the practice of psychotherapy continues to thrive. Indeed, psychotherapy is in an increasingly admirable scientific position because of research and educational advances, including the following:

For this issue of FOCUS, contributors were asked to present overviews that emphasize the clinical usefulness of three different psychotherapies. The scientific support for these treatments is, for the most part, highlighted in the reprinted articles and the bibliography. The contributors were challenged by a word limit of approximately 3,000 words; it was no small task to describe the vitality of psychodynamic, interpersonal, and cognitive behavior therapies in such concise articles. Hopefully, we have provided readers with an educational experience that will promote comprehensive care for our patients.