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While the demand for counseling and psychotherapy is increasing in this ever-growing and ever-complicating world, traditional theories and methods are becoming less useful because of the rapid change in people's lifestyles due to technological developments and because of an increase in clients with various ethnic and cultural backgrounds. This volume provides helpful and instructive information on counseling and psychotherapy, including discussions of theoretical innovations and proposals for new practices that transcend ethnic/cultural differences. It also includes chapters addressing the status of counseling services in African states under the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Common misconceptions -- Methods of psychotherapy -- Methods for the general practitioner -- Advanced methods for the general practitioner -- Methods for the specialist -- Suicide risks -- The study of psychogenic factors -- The choice of cases -- Sex and marriage -- Basic attitudes toward children -- The problems of parents and children -- Normality and maturity -- Suggestions for further reading.
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This comprehensive and highly readable book outlines the main psychological therapies used in contemporary clinical practice. It clearly describes the underlying theoretical principles and techniques and with vivid case examples, demonstrates the central role of these treatments in mental health care. The contribution of psychological and psychodynamic ideas to different psychiatric presentations is outlined, including mood disorders, psychosis, self harm and suicide. Other chapters specifically address recent developments, including neuropsychoanalysis, psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy and Open Dialogue. As the chapters unfold this book illustrates how a psychologically informed approach to mental disorder can enrich psychiatric practice by providing a holistic and meaningful understanding of the symptoms of psychological distress. Bringing together ideas from psychiatry and psychotherapy, this is the go-to text for trainees, experienced psychiatrists, and other mental health professionals interested in the psychological and psychodynamic aspects of psychiatry. An essential resource for preparation for the MRCPsych examinations.
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The primary purpose of this book is to provide a comparative study of several major systems of individual verbal psychotherapy by analyzing each one in relation to a common set of issues, in order to reveal major areas of agreement and disagreement about these issues. This is a book about theory. The body of each chapter presents the theorist's ideas without criticism or evaluation. At the end of each chapter, we present some comments that occurred to us as a consequence of the analysis. We shall be pleased if this volume helps other psychotherapists to examine and more clearly formulate their own ideas about therapy. We hope some who have devoted their lives to research will be stimulated to investigate some of the alternative hypotheses revealed by our analysis. We shall be even more gratified if students find it helps them to become effective professionals. For the informed layman who enjoys thinking about why humans are what they are, we hope what we have done stirs his thoughtful brew a bit more.
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This must-have reference is a unique exploration of how the individual notion of 'self' and related constructs, such as early schemas and attachment styles, impact on psychopathology, psychotherapy processes and treatment outcomes for psychological disorders across DSM-5, such as depression, bipolar and schizophrenia spectrum disorders, anxiety and trauma, eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, autism, personality disorders, gender identity disorder, dementia and somatic problems such as chronic fatigue syndrome. It discusses the role of the concept of self in a wide range of existing theoretical and treatment frameworks, and relates these to real-life clinical issues and treatment implications. Emphasizing the importance of integrating an awareness of self constructs into evidence-based conceptual models, it offers alternative practical intervention techniques, suggesting a new way forward in advancing our understanding of psychological disorders and their treatment.
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Symptoms as tactics in human relationships -- How hypnotist and subject maneuver each other -- Techniques of directive therapy -- Strategies of psychoanalysis and other awareness therapies -- The schizophrenic : his methods and his therapy -- Marriage therapy -- Family conflicts and their resolution -- The therapeutic paradoxes -- The art of psychoanalysis.