Concise Guide to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy - Softcover

Robert J. Ursano; Stephen M. Sonnenberg; Susan G. Lazar

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1585621730 ISBN 13: 9781585621736

Publisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing, 2004

Synopsis

This compact guide's 15 densely informative chapters-complete with glossary, indexes, illustrations, and references--not only provide clinicians with an updated introduction to the concepts and techniques of psychodynamic psychotherapy but also convey the excitement and usefulness, as well as the difficulties, of this complex field.

About this title

About the Author

Robert J. Ursano, M.D., is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, in Bethesda, Maryland. He is also on the teaching faculty of the Washington Psychoanalytic Institute in Washington, D.C.

Stephen M. Sonnenberg, M.D., is Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, in Bethesda, Maryland, and Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. He is also a Training and Supervising Analyst at the Houston-Galveston Psychoanalytic Institute, based in Austin, Texas.

Susan G. Lazar, M.D., is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, in Bethesda, Maryland, and at the George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C. She is also a Training and Supervising Analyst at the Washington Psychoanalytic Institute in Washington, D.C.

From the Back Cover

Developing skills in psychodynamic psychotherapy and its techniques is a lifetime endeavor. The third edition of this volume from American Psychiatric Publishing's enduringly popular Concise Guides series serves as an excellent starting point for mastering these vital skills--skills applicable across many other psychiatric treatment modalities.

Designed to complement more detailed, lengthier texts, this compact guide literally fits into a lab coat pocket. Its 15 densely informative chapters--complete with glossary, indexes, illustrations, and references--not only provide clinicians with an updated introduction to the concepts and techniques of psychodynamic psychotherapy but also convey the excitement and usefulness, as well as the difficulties, of this complex field.

Mental health care professionals everywhere will turn to this practical guide again and again as an invaluable resource in creating and implementing effective treatment plans for their patients.

From the Inside Flap

Developing skills in psychodynamic psychotherapy and its techniques is a lifetime endeavor. The third edition of this volume from American Psychiatric Publishing's enduringly popular Concise Guides series serves as an excellent starting point for mastering these vital skills -- skills applicable across many other psychiatric treatment modalities.

Designed to complement more detailed, lengthier texts, this compact guide literally fits into a lab coat pocket. Its 15 densely informative chapters -- complete with glossary, indexes, illustrations, and references -- not only provide clinicians with an updated introduction to the concepts and techniques of psychodynamic psychotherapy but also convey the excitement and usefulness, as well as the difficulties, of this complex field.

Mental health care professionals everywhere will turn to this practical guide again and again as an invaluable resource in creating and implementing effective treatment plans for their patients.

Edition details

• Publisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1585621730
• ISBN 13: 9781585621736
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 264