Introduction
I. Context
1. Why Dynamic Psychotherapy?
2. Pragmatic Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Conceptual Model and
Techniques
3. The Other Psychotherapies
II. Opening Phase
4. The Therapeutic Alliance: Goal, Task, and Bond
5. Core Psychodynamic Problems, Part I
6. Core Psychodynamic Problems, Part II
7. Psychodynamic Formulation
8. Defining a Focus and Setting Goals
III. Middle Phase
9. The Narrative: Building a Personal Story
10. Change
11. Moments in Psychotherapy
12. Therapist Strengths, or Managing Your Countertransference
IV. Combining Treatments
13. Psychopharmacology and Psychotherapy
14. The Patient Is Part of a Family, with Ellen Berman
V. Ending
15. Goals and Termination
Richard F. Summers, MD, ABPN, is Clinical Professor and Co-Director
of Residency Training in the Department of Psychiatry at the
Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania. He
has written extensively on psychodynamic therapy, the therapeutic
alliance, psychodynamic formulation, psychiatric education, and
positive psychology. With Jacques P. Barber, Dr. Summers is
coauthor of Psychodynamic Therapy: A Guide to Evidence-Based
Practice and coeditor of Practicing Psychodynamic Therapy: A
Casebook. Dr. Summers is the recipient of numerous national and
local teaching awards, serves as Chair of the American Psychiatric
Association Council on Medical Education and Lifelong Learning, and
is a member of the Psychiatry Review Committee of the Accreditation
Council for Graduate Medical Education. Past president of the
American Association of Directors of Psychiatry Residency Training,
he maintains an active clinical practice.
Jacques P. Barber, PhD, ABPP, is Professor and Dean of the Derner
Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies at Adelphi University.
He is also Emeritus Professor of Psychology in the Department of
Psychiatry and in the Psychology Graduate Group at the University
of Pennsylvania, where he was formerly Associate Director of the
Center for Psychotherapy Research, and Adjunct Professor of
Psychiatry at New York University School of Medicine. His research
focuses on the outcome and process of psychodynamic and cognitive
therapies for depression, panic disorder, posttraumatic stress
disorder, substance dependence, and personality disorders. He has
published more than 225 papers, chapters, and books in the field of
psychotherapy and personality. With Richard F. Summers, Dr. Barber
is coauthor of Psychodynamic Therapy: A Guide to Evidence-Based
Practice and coeditor of Practicing Psychodynamic Therapy: A
Casebook. Dr. Barber is past president of the Society for
Psychotherapy Research and a recipient of its Distinguished
Research Career Award.
"This is the best book on psychotherapy that this former training
director has ever read. It is rooted in both 21st-century science
and the wisdom of psychiatry over the past two centuries. Students
will value its lucidity, positivity, and common sense."--George E.
Vaillant, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
"At last, we have the definitive book on psychodynamic therapy. The
authors weave together traditional psychodynamic strategies and
techniques with up-to-date developments in the field. The chapters
are extremely well written, containing clinical examples that
illustrate the strategies and techniques. The volume integrates
psychotherapy with couple and family therapy, positive psychology,
and combined psychotherapy and psychopharmacology. I highly
recommend this book to clinicians and students who want the latest
on psychodynamic therapy."--Aaron T. Beck, MD, University Professor
Emeritus of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of
Pennsylvania
"This important work combines the wisdom of experienced therapists
with current empirical research. The book includes thoughtful
discussions of alliance, transference, and interpretation, along
with newer understandings of narrative and trauma. Summers and
Barber share what they know, based on systematic research; what
they believe, based on clinical experience; and, especially, what
works--the specific clinical strategies they have found to be
helpful and effective."--Robert Michels, MD, Walsh McDermott
University Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry, Cornell
University
"This gem of a book fills an important gap in the dynamic therapy
literature, incorporating cutting-edge research and conceptual
advances while using jargon-free, experience-near language. The
result is a scholarly, nuanced, and innovative work that will be
highly useful for beginning clinicians, supervisors, and even
experienced clinicians across all major theoretical orientations.
Summers and Barber debunk outdated and stereotyped ideas about
dynamic psychotherapy by describing in a clear, pragmatic manner
the core principles and the unique aspects of a dynamic approach.
The clinical examples are vivid and resonant, illustrating the
added value of dynamic principles for understanding and intervening
with patients. A 'must read'!"--Kenneth N. Levy, PhD, Department of
Psychology, Pennsylvania State University
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