title: "Psychotherapy" versus "treatment".
abstract: Presents a comment on "Psychological treatments" by D. H. Barlow. Barlow proposed that we distinguish between the terms "treatment" and "psychotherapy." The author believes that not only is the distinction unnecessary, but that its implications could have negative consequences for the field of clinical psychology. It is the proposed distinguishing feature that treatments are "specifically tailored to the pathological process that is causing the impairment and distress" that is most problematic. Clinical psychology does not need a distinction that further exacerbates the split between researchers and practitioners.
authors.affiliation: U Arizona.
authors.forename: Hal
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Arkowitz
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011586:Psychology, Clinical / Q000639:trends*; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000639:trends*; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D016896:Treatment Outcome