Abstract The term affective disorders encompasses a range of conditions that affect mood and emotional functioning. It includes unipolar and bipolar disorder as well as anxiety states. This chapter covers…
Abstract The concept of Mentalizing is a recent theoretical development that has made a major contribution to our understanding of, and capacity to clinically work with, patients with a variety…
Abstract Group analytic psychotherapy is an important psychotherapeutic treatment, both in the NHS and the private sector. Many patients seek help for difficulties in social relating and maintaining intimate and…
Abstract This chapter introduces some recent developments in the application of Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT). After a brief, illustrated, overview of CAT; its theoretical base, its structure and its evidence…
Abstract Family therapy represents a major conceptual shift in the approach to understanding and treatment of psychological disturbance and mental illness. Within this approach symptoms are understood as the consequence…
Abstract Brief models of psychotherapy have been discussed for nearly a century but there is still considerable ambiguity about what exactly is meant by a brief therapy and what constitutes…
Abstract Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is an umbrella term, including several related theoretical models each with its own approach and techniques. This chapter will give an overview of the history…
Abstract The capacity to formulate a case is at the heart of all psychiatric and psychotherapeutic work and is a core competency in training. So what do we mean by…
Abstract This chapter is designed as an introduction to psychodynamic psychotherapy practice for psychiatrists, training therapists, and for those who are interested in this work. This is an extensive area…
Abstract The consultation for psychodynamic psychotherapy is a unique encounter, quite unlike any other form of interview. This chapter will outline an approach to carrying out a psychodynamic consultation from…
