Individual psychotherapy and the science of psychodynamics / David H. Malan.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-257) and index.

Preface to the second edition -- How this book may be used -- Acknowledgements -- 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. Contra-Indications to Uncovering Psychotherapy -- 23. Assessment for Psychotherapy (Contd): VI. The Consequences of Making Contact -- 24. The Future of Psychotherapy and Psychodynamics -- References -- Index.

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