PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC TRACTION Uncovering the Patient's Power-Theme and Basic-Wish

Kellerman Phd, Henry

ISBN 10: 159056572X / ISBN 13: 9781590565728

Published by American Mental Health Foundation, 2018

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229 X 19 X 153 millimeters; 208 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC TRACTION Uncovering the Patient's Power-Theme and Basic-Wish
• Publisher: American Mental Health Foundation
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 159056572X
• ISBN 13: 9781590565728
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Reprint.
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Via the metaphorical ignition and forward movement of the therapeutic process, in Psychotherapeutic Traction, Dr. Henry Kellerman takes the reader on a journey through his decades of work with patients: reaching to their power-themes. These keep the individual’s personality organized, so that resulting behavior can fulfill basic-wishes. Five compelling Case Histories make this a book not only for professionals but for anyone interested in the difficult-and-rewarding work of the psychotherapeutic process.

About the Author

Spanning a 60-year career in the field of mental health, Dr. Henry Kellerman has held professional academic appointments in the psychology doctoral programs at several universities and clinical appointments at mental hospitals. In addition, he was the director of the psychology internship program at the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health in New York City, where he was also a training analyst and senior supervisor in the center’s Psychoanalytic Institute. He holds fellow status in the American Psychological Association, the American Group Psychotherapy Association, and the Academy of Psychoanalysis, and is a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology and Psychoanalysis, of the American Board of Professional Psychology. Dr. Kellerman’s books published by the American Mental Health Foundation include: Personality: How it Forms; Anatomy of Delusion; There’s No Handle on My Door: Stories of Patients in Mental Hospitals; Psychotherapeutic Traction: Uncovering the Patient’s Power-Theme and Basic-Wish; Group Psychotherapy and Personality: A Theoretical Model; and Curing Psychological Symptoms.