title: To err is human: An introduction to the special issue on clinical errors.
abstract: This special issue was created to address a very clear gap in the literature on clinical errors in psychotherapy. This special issue is comprised of 20 articles which follow the same format as the “Clinical Processes” special issue and “Supervision Processes” special section, previously published inPsychotherapy. Specifically, authors were provided with instructions to describe the clinical error(s), along with recommendations to psychotherapists for preventing these errors, being prepared with alternative responses, or how to respond differently once an error has occurred. This special issue has been organized into five sections. The first section includes articles that focus on errors rooted in specific clinical and supervision processes. The second section includes articles that focus on errors within group psychotherapy. The third section includes articles that focus on errors related to specific treatment. The fourth section includes articles that focus on errors in diagnosing specific disorders. Finally, the fifth section focuses on errors that can occur with specific populations.
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Madison.
authors.forename: Stephanie L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Budge
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D003657:Decision Making; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000523:psychology*; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012106:Research