Psychological Self-Help, Health, Clinical Psychology
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Overview
This book is about a personal journey, an adventure that has the potential to change one's entire outlook. It is an introduction to psychotherapy that provides clear and direct answers to commonly asked questions about psychological treatment: How do I know when to enter therapy? How do I go about selecting a therapist? Does Psychotherapy really work? And more.Dr. Amada draws on his years of professional experience to provide reliable answers to all questions about psychotherapy, in a straightforward, commonsense reference source that also provides resources for finding the best services available. Original.
Synopsis
This book is about a personal journey, an adventure that has the potential to change one's entire outlook. It is an introduction to psychotherapy that provides clear and direct answers to commonly asked questions about psychological treatment: How do I know when to enter therapy? How do I go about selecting a therapist? Does psychotherapy really work? Do I have to relive my past? Are my dreams important? When should I end psychotherapy? And much more.
Editorials
Sunday Tennessean
Admirable...Carefully written, compassionate, wise, witty-a prudent primer of psychoanalytically slanted psychotherapy and the processes that rouse themselves in its course.Best Sellers
Written in a very warm and readable style.Baltimore Sun
Amada gives a lucid overview of the history, the nature, the session-to-session experience of psycho- therapy.American Journal of Psychotherapy
A brief, clear, and thoughtful book for the layperson…It is refreshing to read a book for lay audiences that neither disparages the work of psychotherapists nor offers the moon.Jane Pince Eick
Gerald Amada's approach is humane, considerate and generous, presenting each issue with anecdotal and thoughtful consideration.... A long overdue, yet welcome addition to mental health literature.S. I. Hayakawa
Those who are wondering about therapy for themselves or for someone close to them will have their questions answered.... The author answers the reader's questions in clear, non-technical language. Psychotherapy, he believes, is a fundamentally rational process-and certainly nothing to be afraid of.Henry S. Basayne
An unusually valuable guide through the usually dense thicket of trying to describe to the layman what therapy is really all about ... Consistently interesting and a useful tool in our persistent fight against the stigma of mental disability.Book Details
Published
November 1, 2010
Publisher
Evans, M. & Company, Inc.
Pages
172
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781590771358