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Integrative Brief Therapy

Integrative Brief Therapy

Cognitive, Psychodynamic, Humanistic and Neurobehavioral Approaches

by John D. Preston

Published by: New Harbinger Publications

Imprint: Impact

272 Pages, 6.00 x 9.00 in

Paperback
9781886230095
Published: December 1998

$39.95

Out of print

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“Brief Therapy” doesn't mean the same thing to all therapists. In this book, Preston presents a thorough discussion of the factors that contribute to the effectiveness of therapy, and carefully integrates key elements from diverse theoretical viewpoints. Includes sections on Basic Assumptions; Maps of the Mind: Making Sense of Psychological Adaptation and Pathology; Assessment and Treatment Planning, and Treatment. Chapters include: The Nature of Human Emotional Suffering; Actions that Facilitate Emotional Healing; Characteristics of Mental Health; The Mind and the Brain: A Neurobiological Perspective; Targeting Specific Problems; and The Role of Psychotropic Medications.

John Preston, PsyD, is a board certified psychologist and the author of ten books including Survivors, You Can Beat Depression, Integrative Brief Therapy, and Life is Hard (audio). He is on the faculty of Alliant University and the University of California, Davis, Medical School. He is the recipient of the Mental Health Association's President's Award for contributions to the mental health community. Dr. Preston has lectured widely in North America and abroad.

“...carefully integrates key elements from diverse...viewpoints.”
—Richard D. Recor, PhD, The Montana Psychologist

“...an impressive integration of many approaches and the inclusion of often-neglected topics such as resistance and the newer neurobiological model is commendable. I personally found it very interesting and informative.”
—E. Thomas Dowd, PhD, ABPP, Department of Psychology, Kent State University

“...a much-needed coherent and integrative perspective.”
—Counseling Today, American Counseling Association

“...bound to have a positive ripple effect, providing quick, clinical approaches for use with brief treatment clients.”
—The Master's Advocate, North American Association of Masters in Psychology