Introduction to Psychotherapy: An Outline of Psychodynamic Principles and Practice

by Anthony Bateman, Dennis Brown, Jonathan Pedder

This fourth edition of Introduction to Psychotherapy builds on the success of the previous three editions and remains an essential purchase for trainee psychotherapists, psychiatrists and other professionals. It has been revised and extended to capture some of the current themes, controversies and issues relevant to psychotherapy as it is practised today. Bateman has added new chapters on attachment theory and personality disorder and has developed further the research sections on selection and outcome. His new chapter on further therapies covers a variety of therapeutic movements and establishes links between these and classical psychoanalytical therapies. Introduction to Psychotherapy is a classic text that has been successfully updated to provide a relevant and essential introduction for anyone interested in psychotherapy.

Genres: Psychology

360 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1979

Reviews

[Helena]

A relief to read a more accessible, informative and realistic book on Psychotherapy and how it relates to clinical practice!
I found this very helpful for my Art Psychotherapy training! My only thought of improvement would be for more detail on Arts Psychotherapies, as the lack of information seems to misrepresent them.

[Emma]

A very thorough introduction to psychotherapy covering all major modalities: both immensely useful and well-written, giving a clear overview to supplement course readings for trainee therapists. Additionally, this is a great introduction to theoretical concepts and major debates within the field of mental health, which I would recommend to anyone studying any strand of counselling or talking therapy.

[Nauticality]

I read this book. It had words, and information was present. I fear I have a disease of the liver, which prevents me from acting in good humor.

[Alex]

A very basic introduction, which does not provide enough depth to be worth the time it takes to read. Instead a much better grounding is to be found in Gabbard's Psychodynamic Psychiatry, where at least by the end you feel like you have more than a lay-person's Wikipedia-level grasp of the topic and feel it was time well spent.