Clinical Topics in Psychotherapy

Clinical Topics in Psychotherapy is a practical guide to the evidence-based practice of psychotherapy. It deals with those conditions which are of the greatest public health importance and which present some of the greatest challenges to psychotherapists, psychiatrists, psychologists and counsellors. For a given condition, each chapter considers the whole range of psychotherapeutic approaches applicable, and the evidence for their effectiveness. Physical treatmentsis are also reviewed where appropriate. The emphasis is what works in practice, and why. The contributors are all psychiatrists as well as psychotherapists and acknowledged experts in their fields. The chapters will therefore be of interest to experienced medical psychotherapists, and the practical emphasis of the book means that it will also be of interest to psychiatrists and general practitioners who use psychotherapeutic methods, and to psychotherapists and counsellors treating patients in medical settings.