Well-being is an important topic for many different professions. From health professionals to politicians, a number of fields seek to research, understand and promote wellbeing. As a concept at the heart of psychotherapeutic practice, it is essential that trainee and practising therapists understand the distinctive contribution to our understanding of well-being that each of these professions have made. In this unique text, author Digby Tantam explores the philosophical, political, economical, psychological, medical and spiritual perspectives on well-being through a psychotherapeutic lens, explaining current research data and summarising findings. Theoretical approaches are balanced with an insight into their practical applications, showing therapists how each approach can inform their practice and make a real difference to the life satisfaction and health of their clients. Reviews: Emotional Well-being and Mental Health : a thought provoking discussion of the concepts of health, happiness and wellbeing and their interconnected meanings. Digby presents a fascinating appraisal of these subjective and highly contested terms from different theoretical perspectives, showing how each discipline has attempted to understand and explain their relevance to the human experience.
Dr Robin Gutteridge Consultant in Health and Wellbeing, University of Wolverhampton Contents: Mapping the Territory: The Philosopher’s Viewpoint The Economist’s Viewpoint: How Happy and Healthy is your Country The Psychologist’s Viewpoint: How Happy are you? The Health Worker’s Viewpoint The Politician’s Viewpoint The Extrovert’s Viewpoint The Spiritual Viewpoint The Psychotherapist’s Viewpoint No Viewpoint Applied Wellbeing |