Incest is a social problem of major proportions affecting the lives of one in six American women. This collection of contributions from the most distinguished experts in the field examines the clinical presentations of adult patients who have suffered childhood incestuous experiences.
The effects of social and environmental conditions on mental health, and the need to understand ethnic values and attitudes when developing helping strategies are the major themes of this volume, which is aimed at raising awareness of the effects of ethnicity on adolescent mental health.
Introduction to Time-Limited Group Psychotherapy is a basic text designed for the clinician who already has experience in individual psychotherapy. However, the breadth of perspective and discussion of therapeutic strategies should be of value to the more experienced psychotherapist as well.
A comprehensive and integrated approach to this complex disorder. Addresses specific diagnostic and therapeutic techniques and examples of their clinical applications. For professionals as well as those in training. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
Character refers to the unique aspects of behavior which make up each individual's patterns of thought, attitude, and effect. This book puts together the seminal papers which both define the constituency of character and its disorders and elucidate some of the persistent controversy regarding the treatment of character neurosis.
The late Carl Whitaker's enormous insight and clinical expertise made themselves felt in virtually every area of psychotherapy. His most significant writings are collected in this volume.
Explains the revolutionary technique of rational-emotive therapy (RET) and contrasts it with transpersonal psychology and psychotherapy in a devastating analysis of cult therapy.
This guide examines the unique therapeutic value of group psychotherapy. Written for the clinician in need of concise, clinically relevant information, this book discusses how the patient-patient and the patient-therapist interactions in a group setting can affect changes in maladaptive behavior.
Emblems of Encounter: A Manual for Counsellors and Therapists
'A convincing plea is made for visual display systems in the place of conventional notes particularly for teaching and research.' - British Journal of Psychiatry'The notation used has great promise as an extremely helpful conceptual tool for the group therapist in clinical work and research.' - American Journal of Psychiatry'Any way of increasing ......
