The Clinical Effectiveness of Neurolinguistic Programming: A Critical Appraisal

by Lisa Wake (Editor), Richard Gray (Editor), Frank Bourke (Editor)

Despite widespread use, Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) is a topic of much debate, often receiving criticism from academic and professional sectors. In this book international academics, researchers and therapists are brought together to examine the current evidence of the clinical efficacy of NLP techniques, considering how NLP can be effective in facilitating change, enrichment and symptom relief. Lisa Wake and her colleagues provide a critical appraisal of evidence-based research in the area to indicate the benefits of the approach and identify the need for an increase in randomized well-controlled clinical trials. Contributors also explore how NLP has been used to treat various disorders Illustrated throughout with clinical examples and case studies, this book is key reading for practitioners and researchers interested in NLP, as well as postgraduate students.

288 pages, Hardcover

First published October 24, 2012

Reviews

[Donna Blinston · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lisa Wake, Dr Richard Gray and Frank S Bourke provide a critical appraisal of evidence-based research in the area to indicate the benefits of the approach and identify the need for an increase in randomized well-controlled clinical trials. There is a need for clear delineation between the business, clinical and coaching applications of NLP, which is gradually being addressed by the work done through the ANLP and The NLP Research and Recognition Project (R and R).A book that NLP has been waiting for, it will open multiple doors and provide a platform for the much needed research into the effectiveness of NLP