Handbook of Integrated Short-Term Psychotherapy

Abstract

Reviews the book, 'Handbook of Integrated Short-Term Psychotherapy' by Arnold Winston and Beverly Winston. This book addresses the ways in which psychiatrists and other therapists can use the available brief psychotherapies and integrate them according to patient need. To do so effectively, it is necessary to know their indications and contraindications, and, only then, select, switch, and/or integrate the various psychotherapies as considered necessary. Specifically, the focus is on the supportive, cognitive-behavioral, interpersonal, and psychoanalytically based expressive-supportive therapies. The reviewer states that this impressive book is not just a collection of descriptive material and recommendations. It is a 'how to' that, in addition to discussions of transference, countertransference, and the therapeutic relationship, describes how to make transitions between the various brief psychotherapies and describes the strategies needed to combine brief psychotherapy with pharmacotherapy. The reviewer strongly recommends this book. It will be both interesting and useful for experienced therapists, and especially so for trainees and students. Also, this book can serve as a valuable review as well as a guide for experienced therapists. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)