Am I Crazy, Or Is It My Shrink?

Zusatztext "At last, advice to psychotherapy patients that is firmly based in scientific research and clinical experience. The authors bring many years of clinical expertise and distinguished research careers together in a readable and informative presentation. This book will be particularly helpful to people who are seeking treatment for emotional problems and for patients who are not sure about the value of the treatment they are getting. The knowledge contained in Am I Crazy or Is My Shrink? will help patients feel empowered to shape their treatment, an empowerment that is particularly relevant in this era of managed care."--Kenneth I. Howard, Northwestern University Informationen zum Autor Larry E. Beutler is Professor of Education and Psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Bruce Bongar is Associate Professor of Psychology, Stanford University. Joel N. Shurkin is a freelance journalist. Klappentext In this clear-headed guide to finding the right therapist! the authors provide an overview of the main branches of psychotherapy and suggest which approaches are best suited to the most commonly occurring problems! including depression! eating disorders! and relationship difficulties. Zusammenfassung This book is an intelligent guide for laypersons seeking, or presently in, therapy. It will present the major psychotherapeutic schools and explain why some therapies are more appropriate than others for specific problems and specific kinds of patients.

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• Authors: Larry E. Beutler, Larry E. (Professor and Director of Training Beutler, Larry E. Bongar Beutler, Beutler Larry E., Bruce Bongar, Bruce (Associate Professor of Psychology Bongar, Bruce (Professor Bongar, Bongar Bruce, Joel N. Shurkin
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.1998
• EAN: 9780195107807
• ISBN: 978-0-19-510780-7
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Oxford University Press
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; SELF-HELP / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / General, REFERENCE / Consumer Guides, Psychotherapy, Coping with personal problems, Consumer advice