The Psychotherapy of Hope: The Legacy of Persuasion and Healing

edited by Renato D. Alarcón, M.D., M.P.H.; and Julia B. Frank, M.D. ’77, HS ’81, FW ’82 (Johns Hopkins University Press) Inspired by the work of Jerome D. Frank and his book Persuasion and Healing, this volume of essays broadly assesses the current state of research and practice in psychotherapy. Challenging the claims made for the superiority of cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, and other varieties of therapy, the authors—Frank’s daughter and one of his former students—examine the values and limitations of competing approaches to diagnosis and treatment.