Table of Contents

1. Psychotherapy in Everyday Life 2. Inner Mechanisms in Everyday Life 3. Unconscious Communication 4. Elementary, Though not Necessarily Easy, Psychotherapy 5. Elementary Psychotherapy Continued: Symptoms, Precipitating Factors, and Psychiatric Consultation 6. A Note on the Observations of Psychoanalysis 7. Common Syndromes I: Problems of Femininity and Sexuality in Women 8. Common Syndromes II: Problems of Masculinity and Sexuality in Men 9. The Relation with the Therapist: 'Transference' 10. The Dialogue of Psychotherapy and the Two Triangles 11. Three Linked Themes: Aggression, Elimination of Bodily Products, and Obsessional Phenomena 12. Three More Linked Themes: Aggression Arising From Sibling Rivalry; Passivity and Masochism; and the Compulsion to Repeat 13. An Introduction to Depression 14. Regression and Long-Term Therapy 15. Deeper Layers of Depression 16. Primitive Phenomena 17. Termination and Breaks in Treatment 18. Assessment for Psychotherapy: I. General Principles 19. Assessment for Psychotherapy (Contd): II. The Importance of the Psychiatric Enquiry and Differential Diagnosis 20. Assessment for Psychotherapy (Contd): III. The Psychodynamic Assessment and Psychotherapeutic Forecasting 21. Assessment for Psychotherapy (Contd): IV. The Indications for Brief Psychotherapy 22. Assessment for Psychotherapy (Contd): V. Contraindications to Uncovering Psychotherapy 23. Assessment for Psychotherapy (Contd): VI. The Consequences of Making Contact 24. The Future of Psychotherapy and Psychodynamics

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David Malan, Lynn Parker