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The Demographics of American Psychotherapists: A Pilot Study

Psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers are doing equal numbers of hours of self-defined psychotherapy. The spread of psychotherapeutic services across these and at least four other professions has been accompanied by a growing ambiguity about the definition of psychotherapy. The basic elements of psychotherapy and the identity of its practitioners require clarification.

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