Table of Contents

Key Contexts1: Sidney Bloch & Edwin Harari: An historical context2: Allen Dyer & Sidney Bloch: Ethical aspects of psychotherapy practice3: Frank Margison & Anthony Bateman: Research in psychotherapy4: Jerome D Frank: What is psychotherapy?Principal Approaches5: Susan Mizen & Jeremy Holmes: Individual long-term psychotherapy6: Michael Hobbs: Short-term dynamic therapy7: Nicholas B Allen: Cognitive psychotherapy8: Lynne Drummond & Brett Kennedy: Behavioural psychotherapy9: Cynthia Graham & John Bancroft: Crisis intervention10: Sidney Bloch: Supportive psychotherapy11: Mark Aveline: Group psychotherapyAttempts at Integration12: Ian Kerr & Anthony Ryle: Cognitive-analytic psychotherapy13: Russell Meares: The conversational modelSpecific Clinical Groups14: Ricky Emanuel: Child psychotherapy15: Jane Garner: Psychotherapy with older adults16: Michael Crowe: Couple psychotherapy17: John Bancroft: Sex therapy18: Edwin Harari & Sidney Bloch: Family therapy in the adult psychiatric setting

Reviews

"From reviews of the previous edition:"
"A welcome primer for the psychotherapy novice. Accessible and exceptionally readable, the authors struck successfully a fine balance between giving enough background to orientate the newcomer to a clear level of understanding, and including too much detail at the expense of readability." - Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
"An excellent small text which deserves to be widely read I shall urge my trainees to read it." - British Journal of Psychiatry
"This book is strongly recommended to general psychiatrists in training who need t learn about the basic approaches to psychotherapy and to prepare them for their higher examinations." - The Lancet
"Provides an excellent and up-to-date guide to psychotherapy for general practitioners and other members of the primary care team." - Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
"This volume has gone far along the road towards providing the ideal initiation." - Irish Journal of Psychotherapy
"This book is likely to retain its place as probably the most satisfactory introduction to the field. The book can be recommended as a first text for psychiatric trainees and others involved in psychotherapy." - Anthony Ryle, Psychiatric Developments
"Provides a fine introduction to the major spheres of psychotherapy. One of the greatest contributions of the book is its blending of the academic and applied facets of psychotherapy in a manner that is understandable to the novice." - Contemporary Psychology