Basic Notes in Psychotherapy

This is a concise summary of psychotherapy in the form of short notes. The aim is to provide the principle techniques, indications and cautions for the psychological treatments covered. The book is written in a jargon-gree way that should be suitable for a wide audience: medical students, psychiatric nurses, clinical psychologists, psychiatric social workers and psychiatric occupational therapists. The main psychotherapies discussed by the author include: counselling, supportive psychotherapy, individual dynamic psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, couple and family therapy, cognitive analytical therapy (CAT), cognitive therapy and behavioural therapy. The final chapter considers a number of other therapies.