Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in a College Context

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. . . a welcome addition . . . Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in a College Context is a concise, erudite, and useful introduction to this emerging specialty. Contemporary Psychology An excellent addition to the sparse literature on psychotherapy in college settings. This well-written collection demonstrates the applicability and usefulness of brief psychoanalytic psychotherapy in college settings. It also usefully presents important information about some of the most difficult and demanding disorders treated in academic settings (e.g., eating and narcissistic character disorders). Choice In one of the few professional books to consider psychotherapy with college students as a particular specialty, Robert May invited senior, experienced college psychotherapists to examine the unique and typical characteristics of therapy with young adults in college. From organizational and administrative aspects to specific clinical techniques, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in a College Context offers college counselors, clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, and psychoanalysts all the information needed for effective, sound treatment.

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An excellent addition to the sparse literature on psychotherapy in college settings. This well-written collection demonstraates the applicability and usefulness of brief psychoanalytic psychotherapy in college settings. It also usefully presents important information about some of the most difficult and demanding disorders treated in academic settings (e.g., eating and narcissistic character disorders). Although useful for anyone involved in effective consultation. it is a must for advanced students and faculty involved in counseling or psychtherapy on college campuses and for anyone interested in the importance of psychological development and the effects of education institutions upon students.-Choice
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in a College Context is indeed a welcomed contribution. . . . Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in a College Context is a concise, erudite, and useful introduction to this emerging specialty. . .-Contemporary Psychology
"Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in a College Context is indeed a welcomed contribution. . . . Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in a College Context is a concise, erudite, and useful introduction to this emerging specialty. . ."-Contemporary Psychology
"An excellent addition to the sparse literature on psychotherapy in college settings. This well-written collection demonstraates the applicability and usefulness of brief psychoanalytic psychotherapy in college settings. It also usefully presents important information about some of the most difficult and demanding disorders treated in academic settings (e.g., eating and narcissistic character disorders). Although useful for anyone involved in effective consultation. it is a must for advanced students and faculty involved in counseling or psychtherapy on college campuses and for anyone interested in the importance of psychological development and the effects of education institutions upon students."-Choice

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ROBERT MAY is Director of the Counseling Center at Amherst College, and a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology.