Supportive therapy : a psychodynamic approach

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Supportive therapy : a psychodynamic approach

Lawrence H. Rockland

Basic Books, c1989

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [294]-299)

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The main goal of the therapy described here is to improve ego functions and adaptations rather than to explore unconscious conflicts. Thus, the emphasis is on strengthening reality testing, discouraging impulsivity, and clarifying confused thinking, while minimizing the regression and negative transference characteristic of exploratory therapy. In chapters richly illustrated with clinical material, the author details the strategies and rationales of this practice, covering such topics as transference and countertransference, resistance, working through, and the relationship between supportive therapy and psychopharmacology. }In recent years therapists have been treating more and more seriously disturbed patients, who do not respond well to insight-oriented exploratory techniques or to common-sense approaches. A therapy specifically designed for this growing population is needed and this superb new book admirably fills the gap. It is the first to provide a carefully designed clinical approach to supportive psychotherapy that is rigorously connected to psychodynamic theory.The main goal of the therapy described here is to improve ego functions and adaptations rather than to explore unconscious conflicts. Thus, the emphasis is on strengthening reality testing, discouraging impulsivity, and clarifying confused thinking, while minimizing the regression and negative transference characteristic of exploratory therapy. In chapters richly illustrated with clinical material, the author details the strategies and rationales of this practice, covering such topics as transference and countertransference, resistance, working through, and the relationship between supportive therapy and psychopharmacology. Clinically sophisticated yet immensely practical, this valuable resource will enhance the skill and understanding of every therapiststudent, clinician, or teacherwho practices supportive psychotherapy. }

Table of Contents

  • What Is Psychodynamic Supportive Therapy?
  • Theoretical Considerations
  • The Supportive-Exploratory Continuum
  • Supportive Therapy: A Historical Review
  • Supportive Therapy: A Developmental View (Ann H. Appelbaum)
  • Indications and Contradications
  • Technical Aspects
  • Goals, Strategies, and Techniques
  • Transference
  • Countertransference
  • Resistance
  • The Therapeutic Alliance
  • Working Through and Termination
  • Supportive Therapy in Practice: Clinical Material
  • The Phases of Treatment
  • Psychodynamically Oriented Supportive Therapy In Context
  • Mechanisms of Therapeutic Action
  • Choosing the Appropriate Supportive-Exploratory Mix
  • Psychopharmacology and Supportive Psychotherapy
  • Education and Other Issues (with Ann H. Appelbaum).

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