Psychotherapy of Schizophrenia: The Treatment of Choice

Format: Hardcover Language: English ISBN: 0876684444 ISBN13: 9780876684443 Release Date: January 1981 Publisher: Jason Aronson Length: 526 Pages Weight: 2.25 lbs. Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.6" x 8.7" Inevitably, every psychotherapist has some experience with severely disturbed patients. Consequently, they will turn with excitement to this important new book which is a stunning attempt by two knowledgeable, persevering psychotherapists to present their understanding and sound therapeutic approach to these difficult and challenging patients. The authors argue that the treatment of choice is clearly psychotherapy and that such treatment can be successful and as long lasting for schizophrenic patients as it is for neurotic patients, but the journey may be longer and it may take more time to traverse.The task of therapy is to untangle the past from the present to make the future conceivable. The volume provides a thorough historical overview of the theoretical and clinical a