Essential psychotherapies: theory and practice

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. Gurman

II. Psychoanalytic Approaches

2. Contemporary Freudian Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, David L. Wolitzky

3. Relational Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Rebecca Coleman Curtis and Irwin Hirsch

III. 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. Callaghan

IV. 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. Schneider

VI. Systems Oriented Approaches

9. Family Therapies, Nadine J. Kaslow, Jeshmin Bhaju, and Marianne P. Celano

10. Couple Therapies, Alan S. Gurman

VII. 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

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.

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