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This chapter discusses how case formulation was present in the work of many pioneers of the behavioral tradition: Lazarus, Meyer, Shapiro, Turkat, Wolpe, and many others. Among them, Meyer and Turkat’s contribution stands out because it introduces an element of alliance and explicit shared formulation, whereas case formulation for the other authors did not contain an element of agreement and sharing with the patient. Lane continued and further formalized Turkat’s work, while Sturmey and Bruch finally brought it to maturity. Last, AuBuchon understood how shared case formulation could be conceived as a specific way of managing the therapeutic relationship in the field of behavioral therapy and CBT approaches.
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Ruggiero, G.M., Caselli, G., Sassaroli, S. (2021). Case Formulation in the Behavioral Tradition: Meyer, Turkat, Lane, Bruch, and Sturmey. In: Ruggiero, G.M., Caselli, G., Sassaroli, S. (eds) CBT Case Formulation as Therapeutic Process. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63587-9_6
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