Essential Psychotherapies Theory and Practice

by Gurman, Alan S.; Messer, Stanley B.

• ISBN13: 9781572302235
• ISBN10: 1572302232
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-05-09
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

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.

Author Biography

Alan S. Gurman, Ph.D. is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin Medical School. He has authored and edited a number of highly acclaimed books including «MDUL»The Casebook of Marital Therapy«MDNM», «MDUL»Theory and Practice of Brief Therapy«MDNM», «MDUL»Clinical Handbook of Couple Therapy«MDNM», and «MDUL»Handbook of Family Therapy«MDNM». A past Editor of the «MDUL»Journal of Marital and Family Therapy«MDNM», and past President of The Society for Psychotherapy Research, he has received numerous awards for his contributions to the fields of psychology and family therapy. He maintains a clinical practice in Madison, Wisconsin.

Table of Contents

Contemporary Issues in the Theory and Practice of Psychotherapy: A Framework for Comparative Study	p. 1
The Theory and Practice of Traditional Psychoanalytic Treatment	p. 24
Relational Approaches to Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy	p. 69
Person-Centered Psychotherapy and Related Experiential Approaches	p. 107
Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapies	p. 149
Behavior Therapy	p. 182
Cognitive Therapy	p. 224
Postmodern Approaches to Psychotherapy	p. 272
Integrative Approaches to Psychotherapy	p. 317
Brief Psychotherapies	p. 350
Family Therapies	p. 400
Marital Therapies	p. 463
Group Psychotherapies	p. 515
Author Index	p. 551
Subject Index	p. 565
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