Essential Psychotherapies

Theory and Practice

Stanley B. Messer, Nadine J. Kaslow

• Publisher: The Guilford Press
• Year: 2019
• ISBN:
  9781462540983
• Edition: 4
• Topic: Psicologia
• Subtopic: Consulenza psicoterapeutica

Acclaimed for its clear writing and stellar contributors, this authoritative text is now in a revised and updated fourth edition. The book explains the history, assessment approach, techniques, and research base of each of the 12 most important psychotherapies practiced today, along with its foundational ideas about personality and psychological health and dysfunction. The consistent chapter format facilitates comparison among the various approaches. Every chapter includes engaging clinical vignettes and an extended case example that bring key concepts to life, as well as suggested resources for further learning. New to This Edition
*Incorporates important developments in clinical practice and research.
*Entirely new chapters on CBT, third-wave CBT, couple therapies, and interpersonal and brief psychodynamic therapies; all other chapters fully updated.
*Increased attention to multiple dimensions of diversity, the evidence-based practice movement, psychotherapy integration, and applications to physical health care.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Also Available
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• About the Editors
• Contributors
• Contents
• PART I. INTRODUCTION
• PART II. PSYCHOANALYTIC/PSYCHODYNAMIC APPROACHES
• PART III. BEHAVIORAL AND COGNITIVE APPROACHES
• PART IV. EXPERIENTIAL AND HUMANISTIC APPROACHES
• PART V. SYSTEMS-ORIENTED APPROACHES
• PART VI. OTHER INFLUENTIAL MODELS OF THERAPEUTIC PRACTICE
• Author Index
• Subject Index
• About Guilford Press
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