A Century of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Group Analysis: A Search for Integration (International Library of Group Analysis) [Paperback]

Ronald Sandison (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2001 | ISBN-10: 185302869X | ISBN-13: 978-1853028694 | Edition: 1

This text argues for the integration of medical and psychoanalytical model of the workings of the mind, and applies and integrated approach to general psychiatric practice and psychotherapy. The author looks at the seminal ideas of key figures such as Freud, Jung, and Foulkes and shows how they have transformed the way people perceive themselves and society. He draws on his experience of over 50 years of psychiatric practice, which include 20years' work in the former mental hospitals. He interweaves and enriches his account with personal experiences and with his dreams. This biographical material extends his concept of searching for an finding a unifying principle, not only for psychiatry, but also for himself. The author challenges the exclusive use of the medical model in psychiatry, arguing that psychoanalysis and its derivatives are the most effective treatments in psychiatry, as they take into account the inner life of the client. He shows how the prescription of clinical drugs to alleviate mental symptoms can present a barrier to the therapeutic relationship. This book brings together the key ideas in psychotherapy in the last century: it gives an essential overview that would enable practitioners and theoreticians to gain a deeper understanding of their own work and its significance within the development of this significant field.

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About the Author

Ronald Sandison runs a small private practice and is an honorary consultant psychiatrist to St Luke's Hospital, London. He formerly worked as a psychiatrist within the National Health Service. He is a member of the Group Analytic Society and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the Royal Society of Medicine. He has contributed extensively to the medical and psychiatric literature, and is also the author of one work of fiction and a biography.

Product Details

• Paperback: 300 pages
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub; 1 edition (January 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 185302869X
• ISBN-13: 978-1853028694
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,752,534 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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