Essential Papers on Short-Term Dynamic Therapy

Groves, James E.

ISBN 10: 0814730833 / ISBN 13: 9780814730836

Published by New York University Press, New York, NY, 1996

About this Item

545 pp. Tightly bound. Spine not compromised. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. This copy shows to be slightly wavy from being improperly stored in a box. I think it should flatten out over time from being on a book shelf.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Essential Papers on Short-Term Dynamic Therapy
• Publisher: New York University Press, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0814730833
• ISBN 13: 9780814730836
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

In recent years, short-term therapies have increasingly gained a following among therapists looking for innovative treatments for patients. At a time in which traditional, open-ended psychotherapy is attacked as costly and inefficient, short-term therapy has naturally found new followers. This collection of essays form an essential reference book for therapists who practice short-term therapy and those considering this form of treatment. The aim of this volume is to provide a way for therapists to consider short-term therapy, evaluate it for individual patients, and plan appropriate courses of treatment.
The book is divided into four sections that highlight the characteristic elements of short-term dynamic therapy: brevity, focus, therapist activity, and patient selection. The book features papers by Franz Alexander; S. H. Budman and A. S. Gurman; James Mann; Mardi J. Horowitz; Gerald L. Klerman, Myrna M. Weissman, Bruce Rounsaville, and Eve S. Chevron; Eric Berne, Claude M. Steiner, and John M. Dusay; Thomas E. Schacht, Jeffrey L. Binder, and Hans H. Strupp; George A. Kelly; Aaron T. Beck and Ruth L. Greenberg; Allen Frances and Samuel Perry; Hans H. Strupp; Leston L. Havens; H. Davanloo; Robert Langs; D. M. Malan; P. E. Sifneos; Miguel A. Leibovich; Allen Frances and John F. Clarkin; David H. Malan, E. Sheldon Heath, Howard A. Bacal, and Frederick H. G. Balfour; Sigmund Freud; and D. W. Winnicott.

About the Author

James E. Groves is Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Harvard Medical School and Medical Director, Short-Term Therapies Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, and is a teacher and practitioner of dynamic psychotherapies, both long- and short-term.