Psychoanalytic psychotherapy: a handbook

Elzer, M (ed)

Psychoanalytic psychotherapy: a handbook - London Karnac 2014

This book starts by outlining psychoanalytic theory of the mind and psychic development from birth to old age. It then uses real examples to describe the complexity of the therapeutic encounter. Topics include: relationship between patients and therapists; aims and expectations of treatment; the importance of the setting; diagnosis and treatment and the role of non-verbal communication. The final two chapters look at psychopathology and psychodynamics of neuroses and the other with psychopathology and psychodynamics of psychosomatic disorders.

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