Psychodynamic Therapy, Second Edition

"A very useful book for practitioners, students, and trainers alike." (on the first edition)-- "Therapy Today" (7/2/2010 12:00:00 AM) "An important book that is practical, evidence-based, and useful for the general psychiatrist." (on the first edition)-- "Journal of Clinical Psychiatry" (7/1/2011 12:00:00 AM) "For the newcomer the book offers a comprehensive framework for approaching the patient in actual clinical practice. For seasoned practitioners it offers a refocused perspective on ongoing therapeutic work. For the teacher the text provides an excellent outline for focusing on the clinical situation. For the researcher it offers a framework that lends itself to use as a research manual." (on the first edition)-- "Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association" (4/1/2011 12:00:00 AM) "Summers and Barber focus the light of empirical evidence on this treatment and on its competitors in a clear, concise, and well organized format....We recommend this book to supervisors and their students." (on the first edition)-- "Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry" (1/1/2011 12:00:00 AM) "This book has enormous value to both students and advanced practitioners. We hope that this book is adopted by institutes, graduate programs, and medical schools as a promising text to teach psychodynamic psychotherapy as well as a means of enhancing its effectiveness and preserving its credibility." (on the first edition)-- "Clinical Social Work Journal" (9/1/2012 12:00:00 AM) "This book is extremely well written and remarkably easy to pick up and read....Between the superbly detailed case studies and the respect for the core beliefs of psychodynamic theory, this book encompasses all there is to know about dynamic psychotherapy, in an accessible manner, and is an essential read for those wanting to know everything about psychodynamic theory in the present day." (on the first edition)-- "Clinical Psychology Forum" (10/2/2013 12:00:00 AM) "This is among the very best books on practicing psychotherapy. The authors beautifully illustrate how to apply evidence-based principles to particular patients problems--the chapters on psychodynamic formulation, therapeutic focus, and building a personal story provide rich material for individualizing treatment. Therapists at all levels of training and from diverse theoretical perspectives will benefit from reading this excellent second edition."--George Silberschatz, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco; President, San Francisco Psychotherapy Research Group "Psychodynamic psychotherapy is a powerful clinical tool. This approach--and the evidence for its effectiveness--needs to be clearly introduced and articulated to new therapists and those who wish to broaden their skills. Summers, Barber, and Zilcha-Mano illuminate crucial therapeutic ideas and applications in this readable, clear book. Like the first edition, the second edition of this guide is certain to become a mainstay in psychotherapy curricula."--Barbara Milrod, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Albert Einstein College of Medicine