Vittorio Guidano

Vittorio Filippo Guidano (4 August 1944, Rome, Italy – 31 August 1999, Buenos Aires, Argentina) was an Italian neuropsychiatrist, creator of the cognitive procedural systemic model and contributor to constructivist post-rationalist cognitive therapy. His cognitive post-rationalist model was influenced by attachment theory, evolutionary epistemology, complex systems theory, and the prevalence of abstract mental processes proposed by Friedrich Hayek. Guidano conceived the personal system as a self-organized entity, in constant development.

Among his published writings are the books Complexity of the Self (1987) and The Self in Progress (1991). He was the first president of the Italian Society of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapy (SITCC) and he co-founded the Institute of Post-Rationalist Psychology and Psychotherapy (IPRA). Guidano's work has been called "the most important influence" on Jeffrey Young's schema therapy. He also influenced the elaboration of other constructivist psychotherapies such as coherence therapy.

Selected publications

• Arciero, Giampiero; Guidano, Vittorio F. (2000). "Experience, explanation, and the quest for coherence". In Neimeyer, Robert A.; Raskin, Jonathan D. (eds.). Constructions of disorder: meaning-making frameworks for psychotherapy. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. pp. 91–118. doi:10.1037/10368-005. ISBN 1557986290. OCLC 42009389.
• Guidano, Vittorio F. (1995). "A constructivist outline of human knowing processes". In Mahoney, Michael J. (ed.). Cognitive and constructive psychotherapies: theory, research, and practice. New York: Springer Publishing. pp. 89–102. ISBN 0826186106. OCLC 30973986.
• Guidano, Vittorio F. (1995). "Constructivist psychotherapy: a theoretical framework". In Neimeyer, Robert A.; Mahoney, Michael J. (eds.). Constructivism in psychotherapy (1st ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. pp. 93–108. doi:10.1037/10170-004. ISBN 1557982791. OCLC 31518985.
• Guidano, Vittorio F. (1995). "Self-observation in constructivist psychotherapy". In Neimeyer, Robert A.; Mahoney, Michael J. (eds.). Constructivism in psychotherapy (1st ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. pp. 155–168. doi:10.1037/10170-007. ISBN 1557982791. OCLC 31518985.
• Guidano, Vittorio F. (1991). The self in process: toward a post-rationalist cognitive therapy. New York: Guilford Press. ISBN 0898624479. OCLC 22665277.
• Guidano, Vittorio F. (1991). "Affective change events in a cognitive therapy system approach". In Safran, Jeremy D.; Greenberg, Leslie S. (eds.). Emotion, psychotherapy, and change. New York: Guilford Press. pp. 50–82. ISBN 0898625564. OCLC 22665279.
• Guidano, Vittorio F. (1988). "A systems, process-oriented approach to cognitive therapy". In Dobson, Keith S. (ed.). Handbook of cognitive-behavioral therapies (1st ed.). New York: Guilford Press. pp. 307–354. ISBN 0898627044. OCLC 15107320.
• Guidano, Vittorio F. (1987). Complexity of the self: a developmental approach to psychopathology and therapy. Guilford clinical psychology and psychotherapy series. New York: Guilford Press. ISBN 0898620120. OCLC 15220957.
• Guidano, Vittorio F. (1986). "The self as mediator of cognitive change in psychotherapy". In Hartman, Lorne M.; Blankstein, Kirk R. (eds.). Perception of self in emotional disorder and psychotherapy. Advances in the study of communication and affect. Vol. 11. New York: Plenum Press. pp. 305–330. doi:10.1007/978-1-4613-1793-7_12. ISBN 0306423154. OCLC 14240470.
• Guidano, Vittorio F.; Liotti, Giovanni (1985). "A constructivistic foundation for cognitive therapy". In Mahoney, Michael J.; Freeman, Arthur (eds.). Cognition and psychotherapy (1st ed.). New York: Plenum Press. pp. 101–142. doi:10.1007/978-1-4684-7562-3_4. ISBN 0306418584. OCLC 11676735.
• Guidano, Vittorio F.; Liotti, Giovanni (1983). Cognitive processes and emotional disorders: a structural approach to psychotherapy. Guilford clinical psychology and psychotherapy series. New York: Guilford Press. ISBN 0898620066. OCLC 7875515.