Psychodynamic Psychotherapy : A Clinical Manual

by Cabaniss, Deborah L.; Cherry, Sabrina; Douglas, Carolyn J.; Schwartz, Anna R.

• ISBN13: 9780470684719
• ISBN10: 0470684712
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-01-18
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

This book offers a practical, step-by-step guide to the technique of psychodynamic psychotherapy, with instruction on listening, reflecting, and intervening. It will systematically take the reader from evaluation to termination using straightforward language and carefully annotated examples. Written by experienced educators and based on a tried and tested syllabus, this book provides clinically relevant and accessible aspects of theories of treatment processes. The workbook style exercises in this book allow readers to practice what they learn in each section and more "actively" learn as they read the book. This book teaches you: About psychodynamic psychotherapy and some of the ways it is hypothesized to work How to evaluate patients for psychodynamic psychotherapy, including assessment of ego function and defences The essentials for beginning the treatment, including fostering the therapeutic alliance, setting the frame, and setting goals A systematic way for listening to patients, reflecting on what you've heard, and making choices about how and what to say How to apply the Listen/Reflect/Intervene method to the essential elements of psychodynamic technique How these techniques are used to address problems with self esteem, relationships with others, characteristic ways of adapting, and other ego functions Ways in which technique shifts over time This book presents complex concepts in a clear way that will be approachable for all readers. It is an invaluable guide for psychiatry residents, psychology students, and social work students, but also offers practicing clinicians in these areas a new way to think about psychodynamic psychotherapy. The practical approach and guided exercises make this an exceptional tool for psychotherapy educators teaching all levels of learners.Praise for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: A Manual for Residents and Trainees "This book has a more practical, hands-on, active learning approach than existing books on psychodynamic therapy."Bob Bornstein, co-editor of Principles of Psychotherapy; Adelphi University, NY Well-written, concise and crystal clear for any clinician who wishes to understand and practice psychodynamic psychotherapy. Full of real-world clinical vignettes, jargon-free and useful in understanding how to assess, introduce and begin psychotherapy with a patient. Extraordinarily practical with numerous examples of how to listen to and talk with patients while retaining a sophistication about the complexity of the therapeutic interaction. My trainees have said that this book finally allowed them to understand what psychodynamic psychotherapy is all about!Deborah Katz, Vice Chair for Education at the University of Kentucky and Director of Psychiatry Residency Training "This volume offers a comprehensive learning guide for psychodynamic psychotherapy training."Robert Glick, Professor, Columbia UniversityTable of Contents:IntroductionPart I: What is Psychodynamic Psychotherapy?Chapter 1: The Treatment for a Mind in MotionChapter 2: How Does Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Work? Part II The Evaluation PhaseIntroductionChapter 3: Creating a Safe Place and Beginning the EvaluationChapter 4: Assessment of Ego FunctionChapter 5 - Formulation: The Problem Person Goals Resources ModelChapter 6 Indications for Psychodynamic Psychoth

Author Biography

Deborah L. Cabaniss, M.D. is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Director of Psychotherapy Training in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University School of Medicine. She has won several teaching awards, including the Edith Sabshin award from the American Psychoanalytic Association. Dr Cabaniss has published numerous articles related to psychoanalytic and psychiatric education and has just finished a term on the editorial board of the Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association.

Carolyn J. Douglas, M.D. is Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Adjunct Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Weill Medical College of Cornell University. She served for many years as Director of the Residency Training Inpatient Unit at Columbia University Medical Center, and was co-Director of the Columbia Neuropsychiatric Service.   Dr. Douglas is the author of publications on teaching supportive psychotherapy to psychiatric Residents, the psychotherapy selection process, and psychodynamic psychotherapy.

Anna R. Schwartz, M.D. is Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. She is also Director of the Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Program at the Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research. She has taught and supervised psychiatry Residents, and psychoanalytic candidates at Columbia for many years, and received the Irma Bland Teaching Award from the American Psychiatric Association.

Sabrina Cherry, M.D. is Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and practices psychiatry and psychoanalysis in New York City. She has been an active teacher and supervisor of both interpersonal and psychodynamic psychotherapy in the Columbia Residency program for twenty years.  She is now a Training and Supervising Analyst and an active teacher of psychoanalytic candidates at Columbia Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research. Dr. Cherry is the recipient of awards from the American Psychiatric Association and from Columbia for her contributions to education and research.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
What Is Psychodynamic Psychotherapy?	p. 1
The Treatment for a Mind in Motion	p. 3
How Does Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Work?	p. 8
The Evaluation	p. 13
Creating a Safe Place and Beginning the Evaluation	p. 15
Assessment of Ego Function	p. 24
Formulation: The Problem → Person → Goals → Resources Model	p. 43
Indications for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy	p. 51
Beginning the Treatment	p. 61
Informed Consent and Setting Goals	p. 63
Setting the Frame and Establishing Boundaries	p. 72
Developing a Therapeutic Alliance	p. 84
Therapeutic Neutrality	p. 90
Conducting a Psychotherapy Session: Decisions about Length and Frequency	p. 98
Our Patients' Feelings about Us and Our Feelings about Our Patients	p. 107
Empathic Listening	p. 116
Looking for Meaning	p. 126
Medication and Therapy	p. 130
Listen/Reflect/Intervene	p. 141
Learning to Listen	p. 143
Learning to Reflect	p. 149
Learning to Intervene	p. 158
Conducting a Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Technique	p. 187
Affect	p. 191
Free Association and Resistance	p. 203
Transference	p. 217
Countertransference	p. 233
Unconscious Conflict and Defense	p. 242
Dreams	p. 259
Review activity for Part Five - understanding a moment in therapy	p. 271
Meeting Therapeutic Goals	p. 277
Improving Self-Perceptions and the Ability to Regulate Self-Esteem	p. 279
Improving Relationships with Others	p. 288
Improving Characteristic Ways of Adapting	p. 297
Improving Other Ego Functions	p. 304
Working Through and Ending	p. 321
Working Through	p. 323
Termination	p. 331
Continuing to Learn	p. 344
Recommended Reading	p. 349
Index	p. 361
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