This book represents the second edition of References in Personal Construct Psychology and
Psychotherapy edited in 1990.
The first edition was aimed at introducing the ìCentro di Psicologia e Psicoterapia
Costruttivistaî (CPPC) of Rome, whose two seats are directed by Maria Laura Nuzzo and Vincenzo Alfano1,
and by Gabriele Chiari2. In the last five years the CPPC trained many personal
construct psychotherapists, and a third seat was found in Padua3, thus contributing to
the spreading of PCP in Northern Italy. Moreover, a recent law established that psychotherapy can be practised only by
psychologists or physicians who have attended a four-years speciality in university post-degree courses or in private
centers acknowledged by the University Department. Gabriele Chiari is Director of one of such private centers, the
School of Constructivist Cognitive Psychotherapy of the ìCentro Studi in Psicoterapia Cognitivaî (CESIPc) of Florence4,
and Maria Laura Nuzzo is one of the teachers. Thus, personal construct psychology and psychotherapy have their place
among the most recognized approaches in Italy.
The first edition of this book had a fairly good success. About one hundred people asked for it,
particularly from Europe and Australia. This upgraded, revised and enlarged edition is due to the encouragement of
friends and colleagues met in Barcelona in occasion of the International Conference on PCP, and particularly to Beverly
Walker who offered to make it available through Internet, so that a larger number of people interested in PCP can
easily consult it. Printed copies can be requested to the editor at cost price5.
The editor wishes to thank Beverly Walker and all the Wollongong Personal Construct Group for
their offer to spread the references via Internet; David Winter for his twofold contribution represented by his
suggestions as to the first edition, and his documented analysis of the European contributions to PCP; Jörn W. Scheer
for his encouragement and as editor of GRID, a rich source of German references; Maria Laura Nuzzo for her
continuous constructive criticisms and suggestions.
5Cost (forwarding charge included): Lit.
40.000; DM 40; UK £ 20; Peseta E 3000; US$ 30; AUS$ 40. Please mail only cash money.
Technical notes
Due to sorting convenience, authorsí last name is followed by the initials of both first and
middle name even if the latter does not appear in some work.
Kellyís works are listed only in Section 0 (-Kellyís Published and Unpublished Works-).
Journal articles reprinted in edited books are listed only in Section 1 (-Journal Articles-)
followed by reference to the book. The book is listed in the proper Section: 2 (-Books Specifically Devoted to PCP-) or
3 (-Books Widely Based On or Extensively Mentioning PCP-).
Dissertations and theses appeared in Dissertation Abstracts International are listed in
Section 5 (Selected Dissertations and Theses, Proceedings of Meetings and Symposia, Newsletter Papers, Unpublished
Manuscripts, and Publications of Limited Circulation), as well as the proceedings of meetings and symposia even if
republished without variations as journal articles. Reference to the journal is given.
Book reviews are listed in a special Section, 6, except those written by G. A. Kelly and included
in Section 0.
Abstracts are taken from original abstracts or summaries, by Fransella and Bannister (1977) [FB],
or by Slater (1976) [PS].