{"product_id":"very-brief-psychotherapy-9780415950589","title":"Very Brief Psychotherapy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eVery Brief Psychotherapy,\u003c\/em\u003e 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'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.'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Michael F. Hoyt, Ph.D., Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, USA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Very Brief Psychotherapy \u003cstrong\u003eis 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.'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Michael F. Hoyt, Ph.D., Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, USA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface. \u003cstrong\u003ePart I: Containment.\u003c\/strong\u003e Anxiety as a Signal of Danger. Depression as a Signal of Defeat. The Compensations for Unbearable Anxiety and Depression. \u003cstrong\u003ePart II: Selective Inattention Revised.\u003c\/strong\u003e Schooling Against False Claims. Backing Up the History From Disaster. Walking Forward to Read the Exchanges in Work and Love. \u003cstrong\u003ePart III: The Opposing Current Navigated.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Opposing Current to Receptiveness. The Opposing Current to Pushing. The Opposing Current to Guilt. \u003cstrong\u003ePart IV: Impasse Surmounted. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Relationship or Marital Impasse. The Work Impasse. The Developmental Impasse. \u003cstrong\u003ePart V: Background.\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd (Sales)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018217488727,"sku":"9780415950589","price":106.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415950589.jpg?v=1750776050","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/very-brief-psychotherapy-9780415950589","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}