Turning points in dynamic psychotherapy [electronic resource] : initial assessment, boundaries, money, disruptions and suicidal crises / Salman Akhtar.

Author/Creator:

Akhtar, Salman, 1946 July 31-

Publication:

London : Karnac, 2009.

Format/Description:

Book
1 online resource (214 p.)

Subjects:

Psychodynamic psychotherapy.
Psychotherapy.

Form/Genre:

Electronic books.

Language:

English

Summary:

'Putting aside the narcissistic-masochistic aspiration of authoring a text on all the intricacies of in-depth psychotherapy, I have chosen to address five areas of difficulty in this enterprise. This relatively restricted focus has made it possible to tackle matters in their true complexity and intrigue. The loss of breadth is thus compensated by the gain in depth. The areas I have chosen to explicate pertain to initial assessment, boundaries, money, disruptions, and suicidal crises. Over three decades of clinical experience has taught me that most problems in the course of dynamic psychothera

Contents:

Cover; Copy Right; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Initial Assessment; 2. Boundaries; 3. Money; 4. Disruptions; 5. Suicidal Crises; References

Notes:

Formerly CIP.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-429-48440-2
1-282-77992-3
9786612779923
1-84940-800-9

OCLC:

694142631

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