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…
Abstract For the patient, a referral to psychodynamic psychotherapy services is a highly meaningful and intensely personal experience. It offers potential to uncover the deeper issues behind whatever is troubling…
Abstract The practice of psychiatry is an extraordinarily complex task. Mental disorder produces bizarre and illogical symptoms, our patients may behave self-destructively and engage in harmful relationships, activities which seem…
Abstract The practice of psychiatry and the development of psychological treatments rest upon how we understand the mind and emotional life. As clinicians working with patients with difficulties in how…
Abstract Grief is a universal human experience, and yet is often a topic clinicians and the general public are not well versed in. Grief brings painful yet entirely natural emotions…
