title: [Client centered psychotherapy].
abstract: In the discussion concerning which psychotherapeutic methods should come under the auspices of the medical health system in West Germany, the question is raised regarding the client-centered therapy of Carl Rogers. Can it be considered a distinct psychotherapeutic method? A review of the scientific literature dealing with this method shows that it provides neither a theory of mental illness nor a theory of clinical application based on individual cases or specific neurotic disturbances, Therefore it should be categorized as a useful method of communication in the field of psychology and not as a therapeutic method for treating mental illness.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D010551:Personality; D011379:Prognosis; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*
vernacular_title: Gesprächspsychotherapie nach Rogers (GT).