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Using Ferenczi's insights, Robert W. Rentoul draws on and integrates the subsequent work of the British Independents and recent American writers in Ferenczi's Language of Tenderness. He sees the two languages as being reflected in the differing atmospheres of cooperation and ...

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As results from the present emphasis on short-term, technique-oriented psychotherapies or bio-therapy (medication) point to their valuable but limited roles in treating mental illness, this book emphasizes the need for extensive training in the treatment of self-disorders with...

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Dr. Joel Kotin gives numerous examples of common situations and problems that therapists regularly encounter and then tells the reader how to approach them.

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Focuses on the development of self and intersubjectivity in infants, and the parent-child and family interactions that help facilitate it. This work presents an account of how these capacities developed in a child with atypical neurodevelopment, which is examined in the light of theory and research about these issues in normal children.

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Many people seek treatment for life problems without knowing that the real problem is an addiction. If the patient does not report an addiction as part of the presenting problem, it is likely to remain unrecognized. This is the first book to address how to recognize and assess...

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In the Image of God: A Feminist Commentary on the Torah is a unique blend of traditional Judaism and radical feminism and is a groundbreaking commentary on the Bible, the central document of Jewish life.

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M. Elena Garralda and Jean-Philippe Raynaud aim to increase awareness of child and adolescent mental health within an international framework that gives special consideration to problems arising in different contexts around the world and through expert views supported by empir...

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In the past twenty-five years, the practice of play therapy has increased exponentially in America and throughout the world. This handbook brings together an international group of scholars and therapists to address a wide variety of topics relevant to the rapidly expanding fi...

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The lived relation between Buddhism and psychotherapy finds expression in the Buddhist's practice, the therapist's stance and response to those who seek help. This book contains papers that demonstrate through autobiographical material the relationship between personal religious experience and clinical work.

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Presents reviews of psychoanalytic theories and research. This title contributes to the study of psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic therapy.

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The history of the Jews covers a period of over 3,500 years, with an overwhelming number of countries and lands. This book provides a chronological history of the Jews. It is suitable for readers who are interested in individual topics or periods and want a quick-reference guide to the people and places that shaped Jewish history.

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A collection of sixty-four Jewish folktales.

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In presenting eight cases of children ranging in age from three to 16 years, Lewis ties the therapeutic process to the pertinent psychoanalytic, behavioural, existential and family literature. Believing that each of these therapies has value, she argues for the use of a combination of treatments.

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Encompasses the entire spectrum of Jewish thought, from the early Kabbalists to the modern Chassidic and Mussar masters, the sages of the Talmud, to the modern philosophers. Both a scholarly study of meditative practices, and a practical guide, this title is suitable for anyone interested in meditating the Jewish way.

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This text contains descriptions of how to work with borderline patients.

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Gives voice to diverse perspectives that shape contemporary self psychology, from complexity and attachment theories to treatment of children, from developments in family and group therapies practices and supervisory process to examination of role of shame, enactments, and traumatic experience in self-object relatedness and subjective experience.

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"Perhaps the acid test for any book on psychoanalytic theory is the light it sheds on the complex problems that a therapist faces. This book passes that test with flying colors. I now see my patients in a different light and I have changed my approach with beneficial results." Samuel L. Bradshaw, Jr. The Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic

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In this landmark book, David Scharff and Jill Savege Scharff, both psychoanalysts, develop a way of thinking about and working with the couple as a small group of two, held together as a tightly knit system by a commitment that is powerfully reinforced by the bond of mutual sexual pleasure.

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Offers an indepth and thoughtful exploration of the relevance of psychoanalysis to family therapy.

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Rising above the polemics surrounding sexual and physical abuse, David and Jill Savege Scharff bring a relational perspective to the integration of psychoanalytic and trauma theories in order to understand the effects of overwhelming physical and psychological trauma, includin...

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For five decades prior to his death in 1993, Rabbi Joseph Dov Soloveitchik was the unchallenged leader of modern Orthodox Judaism in the United States.

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Reports the therapeutic work carried out with fifteen families, five with children presenting serious psychotic disturbances, and ten with young adults diagnosed as schizophrenics in acute phase.

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Written for therapists working with people in distress, this book describes the links between crisis and personality style, and offers a plan for approaching cases with these connections in mind. It discusses ways to help patients learn new coping strategies, modify enduring attitudes, and improve their relational patterns.

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Play Therapy and Asperger's Syndrome: Helping Children and Adolescents Grow, Connect, and Heal Through the Art of Play discusses play therapy techniques for children and adolescents diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome in a simple, clear manner. It is designed to help mental hea...