title: Empirically supported psychological therapies.
abstract: This article introduces the special section of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology on empirically supported psychological therapies. After a discussion of the rationale for the selection of the specific terms in the label, several justifications are considered for conducting and learning from empirical evaluations of psychological therapies. Finally, the process that guided the special section is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, USA.
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Kendall
mesh_terms: D019348:Empiricism; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000592:standards*