Essential psychotherapies : theory and practice / edited by Alan S. Gurman, Stanley B. Messer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gurman, Alan S.

Messer, Stanley B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychotherapy.

Psychotherapy--methods.

Medical Subjects:

Psychotherapy--methods.

Physical Description:

xii, 580 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Guilford Press, [2003]

Summary:

Comprehensive and user-friendly, this widely adopted text presents systematic expositions of the 12 most important forms of psychotherapy being practiced today. Covering traditional treatments as well as influential models that have been developed relatively recently, the volume gives students and practitioners a solid grasp of foundational theories and methods. Eminent authorities describe their respective models in unusually coherent chapters to facilitate easy comparison of basic theoretical and practical concerns. Each chapter also includes a detailed case illustration that brings key concepts to life.

Contents:

Contemporary issues in the theory and practice of psychotherapy : a framework for comparative study / Alan S. Gurman and Stanley B. Messer

The theory and practice of traditional psychoanalytic treatment / David L. Wolitzky

Relational approaches to psychoanalytic psychotherapy / Rebecca C. Curtis and Irwin Hirsch

Person-centered psychotherapy and related experiential approaches / Arthur C. Bohart

Existential-humanistic psychotherapies / Kirk J. Schneider

Behavior therapy / Martin M. Antony and Lizabeth Roemer

Cognitive therapy / Mark A. Reinicke and Arthur Freeman

Postmodern approaches to psychotherapy / Robert A. Neimeyer and Sara K. Bridges

Integrative approaches to psychotherapy / George Stricker and Jerry Gold

Brief psychotherapies / Michael F. Hoyt

Family therapies / Nadine J. Kaslow, Barbara M. Dausch, and Marianne Celano

The marital therapies / Alan S. Gurman

Group psychotherapies / Robert R. Dies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1572307668

OCLC:

51728692