New discoveries in psychological science have changed our understanding of some basic psychological processes. The new science, however, has not of yet been properly incorporated into the practice of psychotherapy. This has created a confusing state of affairs, lacking clear distinctions between therapy interventions rooted in lore and personal insight and those based on systematic scientific inquiry. In this paper, I discuss the problems caused by the current situation and propose a new distinction by which the psychological (science) treatment of psychological disorders is differentiated from psychotherapy. The implications of the proposed distinction for clinical research and training are discussed.

心理科学的新发现改变了我们对一些基本心理过程的理解。然而，这门新科学还没有被适当地纳入心理治疗的实践中。这造成了一种令人困惑的状态，在植根于知识和个人见解的治疗干预与基于系统科学探究的治疗干预之间缺乏明确的区别。在本文中，我讨论了由当前情况引起的问题，并提出了一种新的区分，即心理障碍的心理（科学）治疗与心理治疗的区别。讨论了拟议区分对临床研究和培训的影响。