The Wisdom of Milton H. Erickson, Volume 2: Human Behavior and Psychotherapy

by Milton H. Erickson, Ronald A. Havens (Editor)

Shares the author's views on objective observation, the conscious mind, the unconscious, the therapeutic environment, and the working methods of psychotherapy

Genres: Psychology

257 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

Milton Hyland Erickson (5 December 1901 – 25 March 1980) was an American psychiatrist specializing in medical hypnosis and family therapy. He was founding president of the American Society for Clinical Hypnosis and a fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, the American Psychological Association, and the American Psychopathological Association. He is noted for his approach to the unconscious mind as creative and solution-generating. He is also noted for influencing brief therapy, strategic family therapy, family systems therapy, solution focused brief therapy, and neuro-linguistic programming.