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Long-Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: A Basic Text (Core Competencies in Psychotherapy)
by Glen O. Gabbard
from American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Great introductory book!
  This is a great book for both graduate students and seasoned clinicians wishing to incorporate psychodynamic principles into their work. While many books about psychodynamic/psychoanalytic psychotherapy require a sound grasp of jargon, Dr. Gabbard has done a great job presenting the material in a very palatable fashion. I would agree with one reviewer who stated that the reference section alone is the worth the price of the book. As someone who did not receive indepth training in... more info

• Long Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
  The book is well written and helpful for any mental health professional even if we differ with some of the issues presented.

• Well-written, concise and crystal clear
  This is a an expensive, but really great book on long-term psychodynamic therapy which is often used to treat borderline personality disorders and other conditions that are more serious than the everyday problems of the average person.
  It is actually a short book only being 210 pages. However, it covers a lot of ground and does it in a way that is easy to read. It introduces key concepts right at the beginning then it goes into assessment, indications and formulation. The next two chapters cover the... more info

• Wonderful Read and Tool
  As a graduate student in a predominately psychodynamic program, I have been assigned a myriad of psychodynamic/analytic literature, and this book, by far, is the most incisive, jargon free, and useful tool I have found for understanding dynamic theory-all its important nuances- and perhaps, even more importantly, for applying it to patients. Gabbard also elucidates many ancillary topics, such as fee setting and phone calls, which the reader quickly learns are not so ancillary, but an integral part of the... more info

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