Ground Rules in Psychotherapy and Counselling

The author examines the issue of boundaries in psychoanalytic thought, with reference to Freud's papers on analytic technique. The author then elucidates his own approach, drawing upon his previous research into evolutionary and adaptive processes. Throughout the book, Langs shows how theoretical ideas can be grounded in clinical practice.

List of contents

PART ONE The universal attributes of therapy frames, PART TWO The specific ground rules, References.

About the author

Robert Langs, M.D., is well known as the author of many books on the subject of psychoanalytic psychotherapy, including 'The Technique of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy' (2 volumes), 'Psychotherapy: A Basic Text' , 'A Primer of Psychotherapy ' and 'Decoding Your Dreams'. He is currently Executive Director at the Program for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy at the Beth Israel Medical Center, New York; Clinical Professor with the Department of Psychiatry, Mt. Sinai Hospital and School of Medicine, New York; and Visiting Clinical Investigator at the Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, New York.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Langs
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.1998
• EAN: 9781855751712
• ISBN: 978-1-85575-171-2
• No. of pages: 236
• Dimensions: 230 mm x 147 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 358 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work