Harry Stack Sullivan: Interpersonal Theory and Psychotherapy

by Evans III,F. Barton

• ISBN13: 9780415119733
• ISBN10: 0415119731
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1996-12-12
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Harry Stack Sullivan (1892-1949) has been described as 'the most original figure in American psychiatry'. Challenging Freud's psychosexual theory, Sullivan founded the interpersonal theory of psychiatry, which emphasized the role of interpersonal relations, society and culture as the primary determinants of personality development and psychopathology.This concise and coherent account of Sullivan's work and life invites the modern audience to rediscover the provocative, groundbreaking ideas embodied in Sullivan's interpersonal theory and psychotherapy.

Author Biography

F. Barton Evans III is Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at George Washington University School of Medicine.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. viii
Acknowledgments	p. xii
Historical Perspectives	p. 1
Introduction	p. 3
Harry Stack Sullivan, the Man	p. 21
The Interpersonal Theory of Psychiatry	p. 53
Basic Concepts	p. 55
Infancy	p. 74
Developmental Epochs of Childhood Through Adolescence	p. 91
Applications	p. 131
The Interpersonal Theory of Mental Disorder	p. 133
Psychiatric Interview and Interpersonal Psychotherapy	p. 163
Social Psychiatry and the Problems of Society	p. 201
Glossary	p. 205
Chronology	p. 215
Bibliography	p. 217
Index	p. 234
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