Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Introduction
Section 1: Therapeutic Principles
Chapter 2. Psychodynamic Concepts
Chapter 3. The Therapeutic Interview
Chapter 4. The Use of the Setting
Chapter 5. The Role of Case Histories in Teaching
Section 2: Clinical Situations
Chapter 6. An Illustrative Case
Chapter 7. Crises
Chapter 8. Conflicts
Chapter 9. Deficits
Chapter 10. Depression
Chapter 11. Anxiety
Chapter 12. Somatization and Conversion
Chapter 13. Psychosis, Autism and Alexithymia
Conclusion
Reviews
“It is refreshing to read a book devoted to the application of psychodynamics and dynamic psychotherapy in everyday clinical practice, wonderfully illustrated by cases drawn from the long and varied career of Professor Ross Kalucy. Paul Cammell and Ross Kalucy offer an introductory theoretical orientation to assist in the understanding of these case presentations, with a comprehensive bibliography to guide further reading. They emphasize the importance of curiosity about the meaning of current events in the light of past experiences, including developmental trauma, and the interactions between personality, sociocultural and biological factors in symptom formation. “ – Dr. Cate Houen, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatry, South Australia
“The Therapeutic Encounter is a distillation of clinical wisdom accumulated by Ross Kalucy over a stellar academic psychiatry career, as well as the observations of Paul Cammell, a gifted psychotherapist, and deeply thoughtful scholar. The authentic and therapeutic voices of these experienced clinicians can be heard in their words. Contemporary psychiatric practice is dominated by reductionistic biological treatments and standardized approaches dictated to by diagnostic boxes and treatment algorithms. In contrast, this synthesis of theory and vignettes, by two highly respected psychiatrists from different generations of psychiatry, illuminates how psychodynamic therapy can be practiced as the basic element to healing minds, with humanity.” – Professor Michael Baigent, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia.
Keywords: Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Psychodynamic Theory, Psychoanalytic Theory
