The Troubled Mind - A Handbook of Therapeutic Approaches to Psychological Distress

Informationen zum Autor Susy Churchill Klappentext This comprehensive textbook discusses how trainees and busy practitioners can best respond therapeutically to clients' mental health problems. Grounded in the latest research, it is rich with case material and analytical commentary and highlights key decisions regarding assessment and referral.At once sharply structured and broad-based, The Troubled Mind is designed to work both as a textbook for trainees taking courses on assessment, psychopathology/mental health or research evidence for practice, and as a reference tool for qualified professionals looking to deepen their understanding of this complex spectrum of work. By offering a pluralistic framework, it will suit counsellors and therapists across all therapeutic approaches. Zusammenfassung This comprehensive textbook discusses how trainees and busy practitioners can best respond therapeutically to clients' mental health problems. Grounded in the latest research, it is rich with case material and analytical commentary and highlights key decisions regarding assessment and referral. Inhaltsverzeichnis Counselling Psychotherapyand Mental Health Issues Assessment and Formulation Clients Presenting with Depression Clients Experiencing Anxiety Clients Experiencing Problems with Life Events Stages Clients Who Have Problematic Substance Abuse Childhood or Adolescent Problems Clients With Disturbed Eating Clients Described as Having a Personality Disorder Clients Showing Psychotic Features Clients Experiencing Problems with Sexual or Gender Identity Professional, Ethical and Legal Issues

Product details

• Authors: Susy Churchill
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.09.2010
• EAN: 9780230200968
• ISBN: 978-0-230-20096-8
• No. of pages: 270
• Series: Professional Handbooks in Counselling and Psychotherapy; Professional Handbooks in Coun; Professional Handbooks in Counselling and Psychotherapy; Professional Handbooks in Coun
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Psychoanalysis; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; B, Psychoanalysis, Medicine, Analytical & Jungian psychology