Premature termination--patient dropout, in Dr. Herbert s. Strean's dependably conversational idiom--is a blow to the therapist's self-esteem, professional status, and pocketbook. Traditionally, responsibility for it has been imputed to the patient's resistance or lack or loss of motivation. In keeping with contemporary recognition that the therapeutic process is a reciprocally influential partnership, however, Dr. Strean teases out and examines the therapist's role in the divorce. He brings forty years of professional practice to the challenge of recommending appropriate interventions for...

First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Presents the fundamentals of theory and technique of psychoanalytic treatment, valuable for psychotherapists and students. Begins with a review of Freud's theory of personality and its modifications, and discusses transference and countertransference reactions; unconscious meanings of problems and b

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Now you can more effectively help patients suffering from sexual conflict in its various manifestations. As sexuality has come out of the closet, people have become more willing to seek professional help in dealing with their sexual conflicts and unhappiness. Several leading authorities demonstrate how sexual conflicts arise--often in early childhood, and provide examples of effective therapeutic approaches for treating patients who experience sexual conflict about homosexuality, extramarital sex, voyeurism, and exhibitionism.

Provides practicing psychotherapists with opportunities to think about and explore the issues and feelings involved in working with violent or potentially violent people.