Description
Book SynopsisThis remarkable guide for conducting short-term psychotherapy details the tools and techniques of brief psychotherapy, addressing four main areas: understanding, conceptualizing, and formulating the patient's problems; setting realistic treatment goals; knowing what to say to patients; and maintaining a positive therapeutic alliance.
Trade ReviewThose familiar with various approaches to psychotherapy will enjoy the way different methods are woven together based on the specific client's need at the moment. The busy clinician will appreciate the clarity with which material is concisely presented. The examples of cases offer support to the therapist who wants to move from theory to practice. In a time of decreasing sessions allowed for mental healthcare, this book is very valuable for ensuring that the most will be made of the sessions the client has with the therapist. [Five Stars]
* Doody's Health Science Book Review Journal *
I strongly recommend this book. It will be both interesting and useful for experienced therapists, and especially so for trainees and students. Already, I have used it in psychotherapy supervision with a resident who stated voluntarily that it was 'very helpful.' In particular, she considered that the selection of the psychotherapeutic approach on the basis of the patient's location on the psychopathology health-sickness continuum and also the explication of the therapists' approaches, ranging from the brief supportive to the expressive, provided a logical formula for trainees. Also, this book can serve as a valuable review as well as a guide for experienced therapists.
The Winstons' emphasis on the importance of the various common brief psychotherapies along with their acknowledgement of the often needed use of combined brief psychotherapy and pharmacology is refreshing. Obviously, I am enthusiastic about the 'Handbook of Short-Term Psychotherapy.' The only problem is that it has not 'been around' for years.
-- John J. Schwab M.D. * Journal of Clinical Psychiatry *
Table of ContentsPreface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. History of Brief Psychotherapy
Chapter 2. Theoretical Concepts: An Integrated Approach
Chapter 3. Assessment and Case Formulation
Chapter 4. The Therapeutic Relationship
Chapter 5. Essential Elements and Interventions
Chapter 6. The Partnership: Medication and Psychotherapy
Chapter 7. Initial Phase of Treatment
Chapter 8. Midphase of Treatment
Chapter 9. Termination Phase of Treatment
Chapter 10. Research in Brief Psychotherapy
In Conclusion
References
Index
