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Book SynopsisAs the fields of psychiatry and clinical psychology are increasingly driven by the economics of the HMO or Mental Health Center, practitioners in any setting, whether it be private practice or university clinic, are now forced to develop more concrete procedures and models in order to practice more efficiently. This book presents a set of procedures for brief therapy that are based entirely on the four common dynamics of psychiatry. By following the model set forth in this book, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, psychiatric nurses, and mental health workers will be able to build an entire brief therapy program based upon the initial conditions for each patient.
In Very Brief Psychotherapy, Dr. James Gustafson provides the reader with the tools and techniques to make a discernable difference in a patient''s life in only a few moments. The majority of people seeking help from mental health professionals are not pathological, but are most often stuck in s
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'Very Brief Psychotherapy is engagingly written, clinically astute, and theoretically brilliant. Jim Gustafson shows how, with one step - the right step - patients can do something different to break out of their painful, reiterating traps. Highly recommended.'- Michael F. Hoyt, Ph.D., Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, USA
'Very Brief Psychotherapy is engagingly written, clinically astute, and theoretically brilliant. Jim Gustafson shows how, with one step - the right step - patients can do something different to break out of their painful, reiterating traps. Highly recommended.'- Michael F. Hoyt, Ph.D., Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, USA
Table of ContentsPreface. Part I: Containment. Anxiety as a Signal of Danger. Depression as a Signal of Defeat. The Compensations for Unbearable Anxiety and Depression. Part II: Selective Inattention Revised. Schooling Against False Claims. Backing Up the History From Disaster. Walking Forward to Read the Exchanges in Work and Love. Part III: The Opposing Current Navigated. The Opposing Current to Receptiveness. The Opposing Current to Pushing. The Opposing Current to Guilt. Part IV: Impasse Surmounted. The Relationship or Marital Impasse. The Work Impasse. The Developmental Impasse. Part V: Background. Scientific Evidence and Very Brief Psychotherapy. Follow-up Judgments by Patients Described in the Text. Drawings and Letters. The Defense of the Doctor / Psychotherapist. Dreaming the Theory. A Theoretical Note on the Scaffolding of this Book. References. Index.
