Nuances of Technique in Dynamic Psychotherapy: Selected Clinical Papers [Hardcover]

Mardi Jon Horowitz (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0876688598 | ISBN-13: 978-0876688595 | Publication Date: May 1989 | Edition: 1St Edition

This book aims to be a synthesis of an object relations psychoanalytic point of view with both classical psychodynamics and theory from cognitive psychology. Integration of the various psychotherapy schools and techniques is one of the tasks the author aims to accomplish in this book. Both students and experienced clinicians will find the author's techniques of microanalysis pragmatically useful in dealing with a wide range of psychopathology. The book includes suggestions on how to formulate, interpret and establish a therapeutic alliance with patients with stress disorders, histrionic, compulsive and narcissistic styles. The book contains new research findings, clinical observations and effective psychotherapy techniques.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Jason Aronson Inc; 1St Edition edition (May 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0876688598
• ISBN-13: 978-0876688595
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,932,547 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mardi Horowitz, M.D. is Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco. He has been president of the San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute, the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalytis, and the Society for Psychotherapy Research. He has directed the NIMH Center for the Study of Neuroses and the Program on Conscious and Unconscious Mental Processes of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. He is a founding member of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies and the Society to Explore Psychotherapy Integration.