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Book SynopsisThe Therapeutic Interview in Mental Health is about the art of asking questions. The aim of the therapeutic interview is to understand the patient's sufferings through the patient's individual experiences and values. This book equips psychologists, psychiatrists and clinicians with the tools to begin unlocking the emotions and experiences of their patients.
Table of ContentsPart I. The Toolbox: 1. Introduction; 2. The technical approach to interviewing; 3. Main criticisms of the technical approach; 4. The meaning of symptoms in the biomedical paradigm; 5. The meaning of symptoms in the psychodynamic paradigm; 6. The symptom as a text; 7. The concept of 'life-world'; 8. An example of life-world analysis; 9. What are emotions and why are they relevant to the therapeutic interview?; 10. What are values and why are they relevant to the therapeutic interview?; 11. A quest for meaning; 12. A decalogue for the therapeutic interview; Part II. Life-Worlds: 13. Introduction; 14. The life-world of borderline persons; 15. The life-world of persons with schizophrenia; 16. The life-world of persons with melancholia; 17. The life-world of persons with feeding and eating disorders.
