Review
"This book, like Madanes's previous Strategic Family Therapy, is indispensable for therapists of the 'strategic school' but this book is more confident and even more important. However, it would be a great mistake for nonstrategic therapists to dismiss its practical techniques and clinical inventiveness'' —Frank S. Pittman III, M.D., psychiatrist in private practice, Atlanta
From the Inside Flap
Building on her previous work in Strategic Family Therapy, the author provides specific guidance on using advanced and innovative therapeutic techniques that focus on the distribution of power in relationships. Covers a wide age range and a variety of problems, including depression, anxiety, insomnia, sexual problems, alcoholism, drug addiction, psychosomatic illness, and anorexia.Her approach is noted for its creative intervention techniques, which frequently make use of play, pretAnd, and fantasy concepts. Contributes a new understanding of the power structure within relationships to correct problem behaviors and offers advice on how to discover the true source of a conflict.