The Technique of Psychotherapy

Abstract

This is a unique and valuable book on psychotherapeutic technique written by the author of "Medical Hypnosis" and "Hypnoanalysis." According to the preface, it is based on transcribed recordings of hundreds of treatment sessions conducted by many therapists and on the observation of students in psychoanalytic training. It describes the therapeutic methods used and results obtained by a large group of psychiatrists, caseworkers, and clinical psychologists. The author's seminars in psychotherapy form the basis of the book. This book will be useful to students of psychiatry and to practicing psychotherapists and is intended to enhance the constructive use of the self in the therapeutic situation. It presents a combination of methods from the fields of psychoanalysis, psychobiology, psychiatric interviewing, case-work, and psychological counseling. There is much verbatim material from actual interviews, in addition to discursive text. In this respect, it is different from the usual descriptive textbook and so seems

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