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"The leading survey text for basic psychotherapy courses, this book offers authoritative, engaging presentations of the 12 most important forms of psychotherapy practiced today. Prominent experts cover traditional treatments as well as influential models that have been developed relatively recently, giving students and practitioners a solid grasp of foundational theories, techniques, and research. Each chapter follows a common set of organizational guidelines; features illustrative vignettes and a full case example; and concludes with readings and resources to guide further study. New to this edition: incorporates the latest clinical developments and research chapter on ""third-wave"" behavior therapies each chapter has expanded discussions of the role of the therapeutic relationship and the use of evidence-based practices concise chapters and one-column format make the book even more instructor and student friendly. The book will be important reading for students and clinicians in clinical psychology, counseling, psychiatry, social work, family therapy, and psychiatric nursing. It also serves as a text in advanced undergraduate- and graduate-level psychotherapy courses."

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Author:   Stanley B. Messer ,  Alan S. Gurman ,  Alan S Gurman ,  Martin M Antony, PH.D.
Publisher:   Guilford Publications
Imprint:   Guilford Publications
Edition:   3rd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.114kg
ISBN:  

9781609181970

ISBN 10:   1609181972
Pages:   516
Publication Date:   07 June 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Replaced By:   9781462540945
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

I. INTRODUCTION 1. Contemporary Issues in Psychotherapy Theory, Practice, and Research: A Framework for Comparative Study, Stanley B. Messer and Alan S. GurmanII. PSYCHOANALYTIC APPROACHES 2. Contemporary Freudian Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, David L. Wolitzky 3. Relational Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Rebecca Coleman Curtis and Irwin HirschIII. BEHAVIORAL AND COGNITIVE APPROACHES 4. Behavior Therapy: Traditional Approaches, Martin M. Antony and Lizabeth Roemer 5. Cognitive Therapy, Kimberly A. Dienes, Susan Torres-Harding, Mark A. Reinecke, Arthur Freeman, and Ann Sauer 6. Behavior Therapy: Functional–Contextual Approaches, William C. Follette and Glenn M. CallaghanIV. EXPERIENTIAL AND HUMANISTIC APPROACHES 7. Person-Centered Psychotherapy and Related Experiential Approaches, Arthur C. Bohart and Jeanne C. Watson 8. Existential–Humanistic Psychotherapies, Kirk J. SchneiderVI. SYSTEMS-ORIENTED APPROACHES 9. Family Therapies, Nadine J. Kaslow, Jeshmin Bhaju, and Marianne P. Celano 10. Couple Therapies, Alan S. GurmanVII. OTHER INFLUENTIAL MODELS OF THERAPEUTIC PRACTICE 11. Brief Psychotherapies, Michael F. Hoyt 12. Integrative Approaches to Psychotherapy, George Stricker and Jerry Gold 13. Group Psychotherapies, Virginia Brabender

Reviews

'Inviting reading for students receiving their initial exposure to the diverse ways that theoreticians view the human condition and healing practices... I found myself enjoying the succinct overviews that were presented, suggesting to me that the book will be helpful to practitioners and academics... I would want to expose students to all of the chapters in this book because they represent stimulating reading and clarity in conceptualizing patient health and disturbance and promising ways of treating others...the best feature of this book is the outstanding writing. The amount of jargon is kept to a minimum and the clarity of communication is at a maximum. Every chapter blends theory, research and practice, attention to philosophical assumptions, epistemology, and even empirical methods. Every chapter is persuasive and invites integration of the rich variety of views about ways of being with people. It is a book for people who want to be exposed to a variety of ideas about psychological healing practice.' - Psychotherapy Research 'Gurman and Messer have achieved a small miracle in Essential Psychotherapies: a comprehensive and intellectually rigorous edited volume that is readable to the point of fascination... Readers will be challenged to transcend their personal biases - and those of their teachers - as they appreciate each thoughtful chapter by cutting-edge scholar-clinicians.' - Nancy McWilliams, PhD, Rutgers University, USA 'I selected Essential Psychotherapies as the primary text for my graduate course on theories of psychotherapy because of the depth, accuracy, detail, and consistency of topic coverage... Gurman and Messer have produced a text that stands out among the competition for its overall coherence and usefulness as a basis for comparative discussion. My students who have taken the class as academic preparation for applied clinical practice have found this text to be practical and comprehensive.' - Denise D. Davis, PhD, Vanderbilt University, USA 'Essential Psychotherapies is the perfect choice for my undergraduate class, 'Psychotherapy: Models and Methods.' It provides comprehensive, cogent, state-of-the-science reviews of mainstream treatment approaches and schools of psychotherapy, written by clinical scientists who are at the vanguard of the profession.' - Steven Lynn, PhD, Binghamton University, SUNY, USA

Author Information

Stanley B. Messer, PhD, is Dean of the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, where he was Chairperson of the Department of Clinical Psychology for 9 years. He is interested in the application of psychodynamic theory and research to the brief and integrative therapies and has contributed to the debate on evidence-based practice. The author or editor of a number of books and many articles and book chapters, Dr. Messer is currently Associate Editor of the online journal Pragmatic Case Studies in Psychotherapy and serves on several other editorial boards. He is an American Psychological Association Fellow in the Society of Clinical Psychology, the Society of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, and the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy. Dr. Messer maintains a private practice in Highland Park, New Jersey. Alan S. Gurman, PhD, until his death in 2013, was Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison. A pioneer in the development of integrative approaches to couple therapy, he edited and wrote many influential books; was a past two-term editor of the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy; and was former President of the Society for Psychotherapy Research. Dr. Gurman received numerous awards for his contributions to couple and family therapy, including the Distinguished Achievement in Family Therapy Research Award from the American Family Therapy Academy and the Distinguished Contribution to Family Psychology Award from the American Psychological Association. He also received the Award for Distinguished Achievement in Teaching and Training from the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers.

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