Introduction to Psychotherapies is the leading introductory text to the field. In short, accessible, chapters by leading practitioners, it outlines the leading therapies, noting for each one the definitions, aims, assessment, and practice, coupled with the essential references. For this edition the chapters have been extensively revised and updated. Table of Contents: Key Contexts 1. An historical context, Sidney Bloch & Edwin Harari 2. Ethical aspects of psychotherapy practice, Allen Dyer & Sidney Bloch 3. Research in psychotherapy, Frank Margison & Anthony Bateman 4. What is psychotherapy?, Jerome D Frank Principal Approaches 5. Individual long-term psychotherapy, Susan Mizen & Jeremy Holmes 6. Short-term dynamic therapy, Michael Hobbs 7. Cognitive psychotherapy, Nicholas B Allen 8. Behavioural psychotherapy, Lynne Drummond & Brett Kennedy 9. Crisis intervention, Cynthia Graham & John Bancroft 10. Supportive psychotherapy, Sidney Bloch 11. Group psychotherapy, Mark Aveline Attempts at Integration 12. Cognitive-analytic psychotherapy, Ian Kerr & Anthony Ryle 13. The conversational model, Russell Meares Specific Clinical Groups 14. Child psychotherapy, Ricky Emanuel 15. Psychotherapy with older adults, Jane Garner 16. Couple psychotherapy, Michael Crowe 17. Sex therapy, John Bancroft 18. Family therapy in the adult psychiatric setting, Edwin Harari & Sidney Bloch Contributors: Nicholas B Allen, Dept of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Australia Mark Aveline, Gloucester, UK John Bancroft, Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender & Reproduction, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA Anthony Bateman, Halliwick Psychotherapy Dept, St Ann's Hospital, London, UK Sidney Bloch, Psychiatry Dept, University of Melbourne, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia Michael Crowe, Croydon, UK Lynne Drummond, Dept of Mental Health, St George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK Allen Dyer, Dept of Psychiatry, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, USA Ricky Emanuel, Dept of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Royal Jerome D Frank - deceased Jane Garner, Dept of Old Age Psychhiatry, Chase Farm Hospital, Enfield, UK Cynthia Graham, Oxford, UK Edwin Harari, Dept of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia Michael Hobbs, Psychotherapy Dept, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, UK Jeremy Holmes, Dept of Psychiatry, North Devon District Hospital, Barnstaple, UK Brett Kennedy, Springfield University Hospital, London, UK Ian Kerr, Sheffield Care Trust, Sheffield, UK Frank Margison, Northwich, Cheshire, UK Russell Meares, Westmead Hospital, Westmead NSW, Australia Susan Mizen, UK Anthony Ryle, UK |