With the publication of this book psychotherapy finally arrives at the mainstream of mental health practice. This volume is an essential companion for every practising psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, psychotherapy counsellor, mental health nurse, psychotherapist, and mental health practitioner. It is integrative in spirit, with chapters written by an international panel of experts who combine theory and research with practical treatment guidelines and illustrative case examples to produce an invaluable book. Part One gives a comprehensive account of all the major psychotherapeutic approaches. Parts Two and Three systematically describe psychotherapeutic approaches to the major psychiatric disorders and personality disorders. Many chapters are multi-authored and describe the psychodynamic, cognitive behavioural and other approaches for treating these illnesses. Part Four examines applications and modifications of psychotherapy across the lifecycle. Part Five describes psychotherapy with specific populations such as medical patients and those where gender is an issue, and finally Part Six tackles some of the special topics of concern to psychotherapists including ethics, legal issues, and psychotherapy and neuroscience. The first of its kind, this is a 'must have' volume for all trainee and practising psychological therapists, whatever their background - psychiatry, psychology, social work, or nursing.

Section I: Major modalities 1. Major modalities: psychoanalytic/psychodynamic, G. Gabbard 2. Cognitive and behavioural therapies, P. Grant, P. Young & R. deRubeis 3. Interpersonal therapy, C. Blanco & M. Weissmann 4. Group psychotherapy, W. Knauss 5. Cognitive-behavioural group interventions, D. Coon, V. Cardenas, D. Gallagher-Thompson, Z. Gillispie & G. Robinson Shurgot 6. Family therapy, S. Bloch & E. Harari 7. Psychodynamic couple therapy, D. Scharff & J. Savege Scharff 8. Cognitive-behavior therapy with couples, F. Dattilio 9. The arts therapies, J. Schavieren & H. Odell-Miller 10. Psychotherapy integration, W. Trijsburg, S. Colijn & J. Holmes Section II: Psychotherapy in psychiatric disorders 11. Cognitive-behavior therapy for mood disorders, W. Kuyken, E. Watkins & A. Beck 12. The psychoanalytic/psychodynamic approach to depressive disorders, P. Richardson & D. Taylor 13. Anxiety disorders, R. Leahy, L. McGinn, F. Busch & B. Milrod 14. Schizophrenia, D. Turkington, B. Martindale & G. Bloch-Thorsen 15. Eating disorders, K. Vitousek & J. Gray 16. Dissociative disorders, G. Liotti, P. Mollon & G. Miti 17. Paraphilias, P. Fagan, G. Lehne, J. Strand & F. Berlin 18. Sexual disorders, M. Jeffcott & J. LoPiccolo 19. Individual psychotherapy and counseling for addition, D. Mercer & G. Woody 20. Psychotherapy of somatoform disorders, D. Lipsitt & J. Escobar Section III: Psychotherapy of personality disorders 21. 'Cluster A' personality disorders, P. Williams (with R. Haigh & D. Fowler) 22. 'Cluster B' antisocial disorders, C. Cordess, K. Davidson, M. Morris & K. Norton 23. Psychotherapy for the narcissistic personality disorder, T. Millon & S. Grossman 24. Borderline personality disorder, A. Bateman, S. Karterud & L. van den Bosch 25. Histrionic personality disorder, A. Freeman, S. M. Freeman & B. Rosenfield 26. Psychotherapy for avoidant personality disorder, C. Newman & R. Fingerhut 27. Dependent personality disorder, C. Perry 28. Psychotherapy of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, G. Gabbard & C. Newman Section IV: Psychotherapy across the lifecycle 29. Psychosocial therapies with children, M. Target, P. Fonagy, A. Slade, D. Cottrell & P. Fuggle 30. Psychotherapy with adolescents, M. Reinecke & S. Shirk 31. Psychotherapy during the reproductive years, J. Raphael-Leff 32. Psychotherapy with older adults, J. Cook, D. Gallagher-Thompson & J. Hepple Section V: Issues in specific populations 33. Psychotherapy for medical patients, C. White & P. Trief 34. Gender issues in psychotherapy, C. Nadelson, M. Notman & M. McCarthy 35. Sexual orientation and psychotherapy, S. Phillips, J. Richardson & S. Vaughan 36. Cross-cultural psychotherapy, P. Ruiz, I. Bland, E. Pi & F. de Zulueta Section VI: Special topics 37. Implications of research in cognitive neuroscience for psychodynamic psychotherapy, D. Westen 38. Psychotherapy research, M. Aveline, B. Strauss & W. Stiles 39. Psychotherapy and medication, J. Kay 40. Ethics and psychotherapy, G. Adshead 41. Clinical-legal issues in psychotherapy, R. Simon 42. Psychotherapy supervision, J. Lomax, L. Andrews & J. Burruss 43. Brief and time-limited psychotherapy, G. Parry, A. Roth & I. Kerr