Introduction to the Practice of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

The 2nd Edition of <i>Introduction to the Practice of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy</i>, the highly successful practice-oriented handbook designed to demystify psychoanalytic psychotherapy, is updated and revised to reflect the latest developments in the field.<br /> <ul> <li>Updated edition of an extremely successful textbook in its field, featuring numerous updates to reflect the latest research and evidence base</li> <li>Demystifies the processes underpinning psychoanalytic psychotherapy, particularly the development of the analytic attitude guided by principles of clinical technique</li> <li>Provides step-by-step guidance in key areas such as how to conduct assessments, how to formulate cases in psychodynamic terms and how to approach endings</li> <li>The author is a leader in the field – she is General Editor of the <i>New Library of Psychoanalysis </i>book series and a former editor of <i>Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy</i></li> </ul>