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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459059103321

Autore

Akhtar Salman <1946 July 31->

Titolo

Turning points in dynamic psychotherapy : initial assessment, boundaries, money, disruptions and suicidal crises / / Salman Akhtar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Karnac Books, , 2009

ISBN

0-429-90917-9

0-429-48440-2

1-282-77992-3

9786612779923

1-84940-800-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (214 p.)

Disciplina

616.8914

Soggetti

Psychodynamic psychotherapy

Psychotherapy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Formerly CIP.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copy Right; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Initial Assessment; 2. Boundaries; 3. Money; 4. Disruptions; 5. Suicidal Crises; References

Sommario/riassunto

'Putting aside the narcissistic-masochistic aspiration of authoring a text on all the intricacies of in-depth psychotherapy, I have chosen to address five areas of difficulty in this enterprise. This relatively restricted focus has made it possible to tackle matters in their true complexity and intrigue. The loss of breadth is thus compensated by the gain in depth. The areas I have chosen to explicate pertain to initial assessment, boundaries, money, disruptions, and suicidal crises. Over three decades of clinical experience has taught me that most problems in the course of dynamic psychothera