Mary Target

Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT) is a brief psychodynamic psychotherapy developed for the treatment of mood disorders. It is being rolled out as part of the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) initiative as the psychodynamic model for the treatment of depression. This book is a user-friendly, practical guide for the implementation of a brief psychodynamic intervention in routine clinical practice as well as in research protocols. It sets out clearly the theoretical framework, as well as the rationale and strategies for applying DIT with patients presenting with mood disorders (depression and anxiety). Throughout, it is illustrated with detailed examples that help the reader to implement the approach in their practice. The book will be required reading to support the national IAPT training initiative, as well as providing a resource for mental health professionals specialising in psychodynamic psychotherapy and wishing to work within a limited time frame.

Ligesom deres forgængere René Spitz, Margaret M. Mahler, John Bowlby og Daniel N. Stern bidrager denne bogs forfattere med vigtig nyfortolkning og omformulering af vores forståelse - både hvad angår udvikling af relationer, tilknytning, kognition og følelser. Forfatterne fremlægger modeller for psykoterapeutisk praksis, som muliggør en gradvis tilegnelse af mentaliseringsfærdigheder - også når det drejer sig om patienter, som har været massivt udsat for vold og omsorgssvigt. Bogen demonstrerer, at en aktiv og støttende terapeutisk holdning kan hjælpe patienter med at udvikle de evner til selv-refleksion, der er så nødvendige for at kunne navigere i den emotionelle, kognitive og gennemgribende sociale verden, vi lever i.Affektregulering, mentalisering og selvets udvikling har fået afgørende indflydelse på behandlingen af mange forskellige psykiske problemer, og er oplagt som referenceværk for både klinikere og forskere.

Psychoanalytic theory influenced many facets of twentieth century culture, and shows every sign of continuing to have an impact in the new century. However, in order to sustain this influence it has to adapt to the challenges of our current intellectual environment. This book attempts to build a bridge between psychoanalysis and a dominant perspective in modern psychiatry and psychology: developmental psychopathology. This perspective studies biological, psychological and social influences that act on individuals, shaping their pathways through life. While psychoanalytic perspectives are inherently developmental, this is often left implicit. This book highlights the developmental bases for psychoanalytic ideas, and examines their assumptions and claims in relation to observational and other data gathered within neighbouring disciplines. The book reaches back to the work of Freud, and covers North American and European ideas including the Klein-Bion model, the British Object Relations tradition, the work of Kernberg and Kohut as well as modern Relational Psychoanalysts.

Psychoanalysis and psychoanalytical psychotherapy remain unparalleled sources of insight into the unconscious determinants and dimensions of psychological suffering. However, there is a worldwide debate as to the most appropriate ways in which to carry out research into psychopathology and treatment, which remains true to the essence of the discipline. This volume presents the rationales, methods and findings of some of the main empirical studies. The methodological and scientific problems, as well as some sophisticated solutions, are illustrated with concrete research examples. The distinguished contributors to this volume share the common aim of bridging the gap between practising therapists and researchers.