Turning points in dynamic psychotherapy : initial assessment, boundaries, money, disruptions and suicidal crises / Salman Akhtar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Akhtar, Salman, 1946 July 31-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychodynamic psychotherapy.

Psychotherapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (214 p.)

Edition:

1st.

Place of Publication:

London : Karnac, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'Putting aside the narcissistic-masochistic aspiration of authoring a text on all the intricacies of in-depth psychotherapy, I have 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 I have chosen to explicate pertain to initial assessment, boundaries, money, disruptions, and suicidal crises. Over three decades of clinical experience has taught me that most problems in the course of dynamic psychothera

Contents:

Cover; Copy Right; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Initial Assessment; 2. Boundaries; 3. Money; 4. Disruptions; 5. Suicidal Crises; References

Notes:

Formerly CIP.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

0-429-92340-6

0-429-90917-9

0-429-48440-2

1-282-77992-3

9786612779923

1-84940-800-9

9780429484407

OCLC:

694142631