The article published here is translated from the chapter by dr. Jules Bemporad, M.D. in the book "Psychotherapy" is worth it published by American Psychiatric Pub. Inc., 2010. The author dealswith the evaluation of the effectiveness of psychotherapy revieuw proposing the most significant works. In particular, the study focuses on the outcomes of numerous studies of meta-analysis, which reveal very clearly the importance of an integrated approach to disorders of childhood and adolescence.
Keywords: Children and Adolescents; Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation; Psychotherapy; Integrated Intervention