Assessment in Psychotherapy

ISBN-13: 9781855751583 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 176 str.

Helen Alfille; Judy Cooper; Helen Afille

Opis

Addresses the complexities of psychoanalytic assessment. Comprises a comprehensive review of relevant literature and contributions from various psychotherapists on the different aspects of the assessment process.

Spis treści

Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Assessment for psychoanalytic psychotherapy: an overview of the literature -- Where referrals come from and some links with general practice -- The difference between diagnosis and assessment in psychoanalytic psychotherapy -- Once-weekly or more intensive therapy -- The significance of the opening story -- The assessment consultation -- Transference and countertransference in the assessment consultation -- Boundaries and difficulties in assessment -- Contraindications for psychodynamic psychotherapy -- Conclusions

O autorze

Alfille, Helen