I. Introduction 1. History and Current Status of Psychotherapy Case Formulation, Tracy D. Eells 2. Multicultural Considerations in Case Formulation, Charles R. Ridley and Shannon M. KellyII. Structured Case Formulation Methods 3. The Psychoanalytic Approach to Case Formulation, Stanley B. Messer and David L. Wolitzky 4. The Core Conflictual Relationship Theme: A Basic Case Formulation Method, Lester Luborsky and Marna S. Barrett 5. Configurational Analysis: States of Mind, Person Schemas, and the Control of Ideas and Affect, Mardi J. Horowitz and Tracy D. Eells 6. Cyclical Maladaptive Patterns: Case Formulation in Time-Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy, Hanna Levenson and Hans H. Strupp 7. The Plan Formulation Method, John T. Curtis and George Silberschatz 8. Case Formulation in Interpersonal Psychotherapy of Depression, John C. Markowitz and Holly A. Swartz 9. Plan Analysis, Franz Caspar 10. Cognitive-Behavioral Case Formulation, Jacqueline B. Persons and Michael A. Tompkins 11. Case Formulation in Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder, Kelly Koerner 12. Case Formulation for the Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies: A Problem-Solving Perspective, Arthur M. Nezu, Christine Maguth Nezu, and TravisA. Cos 13. Case Formulation in Emotion-Focused Therapy, Leslie S. Greenberg and Rhonda Goldman 14. Comparing the Methods: Where Is the Common Ground?, Tracy D. Eells