Understanding Therapeutic Action Psychodynamic Concepts of Cure

Understanding Therapeutic Action both surveys different theories of therapeutic action and offers an integrative model of treatment. The contributors, who are among the leading theoreticians and practitioners of psychodynamic psychotherapy, cover all the major perspectives on therapeutic action, with chapters organized into sections covering structural and object relations theories; the self as the focus of therapeutic action; and an integrative approach to the concept of cure. This collection is an illuminating exercise in comparative psychotherapy and a valuable tool for enhancing the applicability and effectiveness of clinical work.Lifson, Lawrence is the author of 'Understanding Therapeutic Action Psychodynamic Concepts of Cure', published 1996 under ISBN 9780881632057 and ISBN 0881632058.