Dynamic Psychotherapy An Introductory Approach

by Hollender, Marc H.; Ford, Charles V.

• ISBN13: 9780765702616
• ISBN10: 0765702614
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-03-01
• Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc.

Summary

This book is a concise, practical, step-by-step introduction to the principles of dynamic psychotherapy. The emphasis is on the practical rather than the theoretical, and included are such topics as the significance of different patient-referral sources, recommendations on how to set up the initial appointment, and practical issues like the arrangement of office furniture and professional fees. Their how-to approach provides mental health practitioners with sound and accessible guidance in a variety of clinical situations.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Preface	ix
A Reader's Guide	xi
Psychotherapy: What, When, and Why?	1	(6)
The Initial Contact	7	(12)
The Selection Process	19	(20)
Agreement: The Therapeutic Contract	39	(12)
Insight-Oriented Psychotherapy: Initiating Therapy and the Relationship	51	(16)
Insight-Oriented Psychotherapy: Fundamental Principles and Techniques	67	(10)
Insight-Oriented Psychotherapy: Technical Interventions	77	(18)
How Psychotherapy Works	95	(14)
Guidelines and Stratification	109	(10)
Technical Considerations: Dream Interpretation, Resistance, and Regression	119	(14)
Time-Limited Insight-Oriented Psychotherapy	133	(12)
Supportive Psychotherapy	145	(18)
Psychotherapy Combined with or Augmented by Pharmacotherapy	163	(16)
Problem Situations and Difficult Patients	179	(16)
Termination of Psychotherapy	195	(12)
References	207	(10)
Name Index	217	(4)
Subject Index	221