Surveys the research on how psychological, social, and physiological factors may interact and contribute to the development of symptoms. This volume is of interest to both psychologists and health care professionals interested. It helps them understand the interaction between mind and body in medically unexplained illness.
Fredric Rabinowitz demonstrates the `deepening psychotherapy' approach with men, integrating a psychodynamic developmental perspective with a gender role strain perspective. With the use of empathy, along with asking questions and reflecting, Dr. Rabinowitz draws out the underlying sadness, anger, and feelings of emptiness that can be related to a ......
Psychological Costs, Consequences, and an Agenda for Change
Men's gender role conflict (GRC) is a psychological state in which restrictive stereotypes of masculinity negatively impact individual well-being and overall human potential. This book calls practitioners and researchers to be activists in confronting men's GRC as a serious problem.
The population of people in the United States over the age of 65 is one of the most rapidly growing groups in America. Therefore, it is essential for therapists who work closely with older adults to be able to define and administer an effective course of therapeutic treatment. For older adults with mental health issues, problem-solving skills can ......
Provides a framework to guide mental health providers who work with refugees and immigrants. The authors describe the unique needs and challenges of serving these populations, and offer concrete steps for providing evidence-based, culturally-responsive care.
Mentalization-based therapy, or MBT, is an evidence-based psychodynamic approach that is rooted in in the field of developmental research with conceptual origins in both psychoanalysis and attachment theory. In this video Dr. Norka Malberg demonstrates the efficacy of the MBT approach with a young female client who is struggling with abandonment ......
New in paperback. This book is the first comprehensive clinical introduction to using Mentalization-based treatment (MBT) with children, 5-12 years old.
Mentalization is an ability that most people naturally develop in late childhood involving the ability to accept that other people's actions derive from inner states and intentions, and the ability to imagine what those inner thoughts and desires might be. In this video, Norka Malberg demonstrates this approach with a 10-year old boy with ......
Biological Foundations, Psychological Factors, and Social Consequences
A work on methamphetamine ('crystal meth') for treatment providers and public health officials. It presents 'the big picture' on methamphetamine use in the US, including its biological, psychological, and societal effects. It provides insights and guidance to those working in clinical, research, and educational settings.
