Psychotherapy. A Detailed Self-Study Guide for Beginners

This book is a vast encyclopedia in which every reader (from students to professionals in the field of psychology) will find answers to their questions, and for beginner psychologists and psychotherapists, it will serve as an excellent self-study guide.

The author of the book, Gennady Vladimirovich Starshenbaum, is a psychiatrist-psychotherapist of the highest category, candidate of medical sciences, author of several scientific monographs and educational and practical guides on various areas of psychotherapy, professor at the Department of Psychotherapy and Psychological Counseling of the Moscow Institute of Psychoanalysis, where he leads, among other things, courses for professional retraining and advanced training for practicing psychologists.

The book addresses nearly all questions that arise for a beginning psychotherapist. It provides criteria for diagnosing conditions most commonly encountered in the practice of psychotherapists. It shows their psychopathological mechanisms and describes methods of individual psychotherapy taking into account personal characteristics, the position in the therapeutic relationship, and the influence of the environment. It presents the main techniques of family and group work. It analyzes typical mistakes made by novice psychotherapists and indicates how to avoid them. The combination of psychological and clinical approaches, clarity and substantiation of therapeutic recommendations illustrated with examples from practice makes this book an indispensable resource for both students and practicing specialists.

The guide is primarily intended for clinical psychologists and psychotherapist doctors, but it can also be useful for doctors of other specialties, as well as consulting psychologists, educators, and anyone interested in the topic. The book has an encyclopedic character and corresponds to modern diagnostic systems. It is hardcover. It is not a textbook on medicine. All recommendations should be agreed upon with the attending physician.