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Editorial
. 2022 Sep 30;4(3):e9859.
doi: 10.32872/cpe.9859. eCollection 2022 Sep.

Meaningful and Lasting Change - Psychotherapy in the Light of Evolutionary Processes

Andrew T Gloster  1 , Elisa Haller  1
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Editorial

Meaningful and Lasting Change - Psychotherapy in the Light of Evolutionary Processes

Andrew T Gloster et al. Clin Psychol Eur. .

Abstract

Psychotherapies can lead to meaningful and lasting change.Evolutionary theory is relevant for understanding psychotherapy.Process-based approaches to conceptualizing psychotherapy can help organize clinical knowledge.Process-based approaches may be more useful than competitions between psychotherapy schools.

Keywords: evolution; processes of change; psychotherapy.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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