Using Self Psychology in Psychotherapy
This volume is a celebration of Kohut's legacy. It provides ample evidence of how far self psychology has gone beyond its early applications to psychoanalysis to become a coherent and comprehensive clinical theory. The editor has ably pulled together a group of authors who articulate the mainstream position of self psychology. This work is a basic text on psychotherapeutic applications of self psychology to a wide range of ages and dysfunctional states. It has much to offer all mental health practitioners. The initiated as well as the uninitiated would profit greatly from reading it. (Joseph Palombo)Using Self Psychology in Psychotherapyis a well-designed book to bring to mental health professionals meaningful applications of self psychology. Initially presenting the theoretical basics for those unfamiliar with self psychology, the major thrust of the book is the psychotherapeutic treatment of persons of all ages, from children to the elderly, and specific syndromes and issues, including illuminating chapters on eating disorders, alcoholism, psychoses, and the 'demanding' patient. This book will be most valuable reading for all mental health professionals engaged in the psychotherapeutic process. (James Fosshage)