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"CBT = superiority is a=20 myth" - join the debate

A joint statement entitled = "CBT=20 superiority is a myth" was issued by Professors Mick Cooper and Robert = Elliott=20 (both University of Strathclyde), William B Styles (Miami University) = and Art=20 Bohart (Saybrook Graduate School) at the conference of the World = Association for=20 Person-Centered Psychotherapies and Counseling held at the University of = East=20 Anglia, UK, from 6-10 July 2008.

Joint=20 Statement: "CBT superiority is a myth"

A range of newspapers and = journalists=20 have published articles which discuss the issues contained within the = joint=20 statement. You can see these articles and contribute to online debate by = following the links below:

"Experts=20 warn of 'myths' behind treatment" (The Herald, 8/7/2008)

"Talk=20 Therapy for the depressed 'could be wasting millions', say = psychotherapists"=20 (The Daily Mail, 6/7/2008)

"Leading=20 article: The search for the right medicine" (The Independent, = 8/7/2008)

"= The=20 pursuit of happiness: it's good to talk... or is it? (The = Independent,=20 8/7/2008)

"Talking=20 therapy plans under fire" (BBC online, 6/7/2008)

If you know of other = articles or=20 comments arising from the joint statement, please email PCT=20 Scotland.