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Empirical Research in Logotherapy and Meaning-Oriented Psychotherapy: An Annotated Bibliography

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Logotherapy: a highly directive existential psychotherapy that emphasizes the importance of meaning in the patient's life especially as gained through spiritual value. The concept was developed if not originated by Viktor Frankl who worked in Vienna. This book appears on the 100th anniversary of his birth.

This book is in the form of an annotated bibliography. That is, the book is not written to present a consistent front to back view. Instead each of the major subject areas are really collections of summaries or abstracts of research documents conducted in that particular subject area.

The first part of this book is on the basic concepts of existential psychology and psychotherapy. It clearly illustrates the emphasis on the fundamental importance of discovering the meaning of ones life by looking at the decisions one makes day by day.

The second part of the book details specific techniques of existential psychotherapy. The final part of the book covers current trends in logotherapeutic development and research.