Wisdom of Milton H. Erickson. Volume II : Human Behavior and Psychotherapy

by Milton H. Erickson

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

Genres: Psychology

229 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.