The Psychotherapy of Hope: The Legacy of Persuasion and Healing
Renato D Alarcon
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Description for The Psychotherapy of Hope: The Legacy of Persuasion and Healing
Hardback. Echoing Frank's voice, in particular his emphasis on the commonalities of suffering and the therapeutic power of hope, The Psychotherapy of Hope offers scholarly wisdom and practical advice on how to understand psychotherapy-and apply its principles to the greatest benefit of patients. Editor(s): Alarcon, Renato D.; Frank, Julia B. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8, 4 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JMAQ; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 626.
Directly inspired by the work of Jerome D. Frank and his field-defining book Persuasion and Healing, this volume of essays by distinguished contemporary scholars broadly assesses the current state of research and practice in psychotherapy. Editors Renato D. Alarcon, a former student of Frank's, and Julia B. Frank, Jerome Frank's daughter and coauthor, bring diverse perspectives to this work. Each chapter, based on one of the themes of Frank's classic book, offers honest critique and fearless criticism of psychotherapy as it has evolved in the twenty-first century. Contributors update classical psychotherapeutic concepts such as demoralization, hope, meaning, rhetoric, and ... Read more
Directly inspired by the work of Jerome D. Frank and his field-defining book Persuasion and Healing, this volume of essays by distinguished contemporary scholars broadly assesses the current state of research and practice in psychotherapy. Editors Renato D. Alarcon, a former student of Frank's, and Julia B. Frank, Jerome Frank's daughter and coauthor, bring diverse perspectives to this work. Each chapter, based on one of the themes of Frank's classic book, offers honest critique and fearless criticism of psychotherapy as it has evolved in the twenty-first century. Contributors update classical psychotherapeutic concepts such as demoralization, hope, meaning, rhetoric, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421403045
SKU
V9781421403045
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About Renato D Alarcon
Renato D. Alarcon, M.D., M.P.H., is an emeritus professor of psychiatry at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Honorio Delgado Chair at the Peruvian University Cayetano Heredia in Lima, Peru, and former medical director of the Mood Disorders Unit at the Mayo Psychiatry and Psychology Treatment Center, Rochester, Minnesota. He is author or editor of fourteen books, including Psychotherapy ... Read more
Reviews for The Psychotherapy of Hope: The Legacy of Persuasion and Healing
"The book is terrific: powerful, innovative, with the potential to become a classic and a foundational book in the field of psychotherapy." (Arnold E. Anderson, The University of Iowa College of Medicine)"