Individual Psychotherapy and the Science of Psychodynamics, 2Ed (Hodder Arnold Publication)

David Malan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 075062387X ISBN 13: 9780750623872

Publisher: Routledge, 1995

. xi, 305 p. ; 24 cm.. . Includes bibliographical references (p. 256-257) and index.. . The soft cover is creased particularly on the front and corners and there is some light edge wear.Contents clean and unmarked.

Synopsis:

This is an outstanding 'classic' textbook for practitioners and trainee psychotherapists. The revision brings important areas of theory and practice up to date, but the inimitable character of the original book is retained. It offers an invaluable description of the technique of dynamic psychotherapy and the theory on which it is based. Practical applications in different situations are emphasised throughout and clinical stories ensure relevance to everyday practice. Firmly established as a 'classic' textbook of dynamic psychotherapy the revision of this book brings important areas of theory and practice up to date. It offers an invaluable description of the technique of dynamic psychotherapy and its underlying theory. Practical applications using different techniques are presented for a range of situations from the straightforward to handling dangerous patients. The clinical stories on which the text is based ensure its appeal to anyone with a deep interest in people. It remains an excellent companion and resource for practitioners and students of psychotherapy.

New material - includes fuller coverage of: the mother in the male Oedipus complex; masochism; disturbances in the relation with siblings; the 'compulsion to repeat; and further follow-up on many of the patients discussed in the first edition.