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Turning Points in Dynamic Psychotherapy: Initial Assessment, Boundaries, Money, Disruptions and Suicidal Crises
Salman Akhtar
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Description for Turning Points in Dynamic Psychotherapy: Initial Assessment, Boundaries, Money, Disruptions and Suicidal Crises
Paperback. Covering psychotherapy, this book explicates initial assessment, boundaries, money, disruptions, and suicidal crises. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 146 x 9. Weight in Grams: 268.
Putting aside the narcissistic-masochistic aspiration of authoring a text on all the intricacies of in-depth psychotherapy, the author has 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 the author has chosen to explicate pertain to initial assessment, boundaries, money, disruptions, and suicidal crises. Over three decades of clinical experience has taught the author that most problems in the course of dynamic psychotherapy involve these areas; their proper ... Read more
Putting aside the narcissistic-masochistic aspiration of authoring a text on all the intricacies of in-depth psychotherapy, the author has 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 the author has chosen to explicate pertain to initial assessment, boundaries, money, disruptions, and suicidal crises. Over three decades of clinical experience has taught the author that most problems in the course of dynamic psychotherapy involve these areas; their proper ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
267g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781855756816
SKU
V9781855756816
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About Salman Akhtar
Salman Akhtar, MD, was born in India and completed his medical and psychiatric education there. Upon arriving in the USA in 1973, he repeated his psychiatric training at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, and then obtained psychoanalytic training from the Philadelphia Psychoanalytic Institute. Currently, he is Professor of Psychiatry at Jefferson Medical College and a training and supervising ... Read more
Reviews for Turning Points in Dynamic Psychotherapy: Initial Assessment, Boundaries, Money, Disruptions and Suicidal Crises
''As I have come to expect from Salman Akhtar, this is a work of art from a master therapist, as well as an excellent practical introduction to several factors that affect the outcome of dynamic psychotherapy. The issues are discussed with graphic vignettes, and a concisely summarised literature background, yet with a personal cast that makes even mundane matters come ... Read more