Nursing and Psychological Treatments.

Presents the authors' comment on the article "Psychological Treatments," by D.H. Barlow, published in the December 2004 issue of the journal "American Psychologist." Background of the article; Concern over the proposal of using term psychological treatment instead of psychotherapy; Criticism of the suggestion that only doctoral-level psychologists have the knowledge of cognitive and behavioral science and social and interpersonal processes; Concern over the broad range of patients and problems addressed in the article; Description of overlap among nursing, health psychology, and Barlow's conceptualization of psychologists as providers of psychological treatment.