Turning points in dynamic psychotherapy initial assessment, boundaries, money, disruptions and suicidal crises - Akhtar, Salman (Karnac, 2009)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Initial assessment -- Boundaries -- Money -- Disruptions -- Suicidal crises
'Putting aside the narcissistic-masochistic aspiration of authoring a text on all the intricacies of in-depth psychotherapy, I have chosen to address five areas of difficulty in this enterprise. This relatively restricted focus has made it possible to tackle matters in their true complexity and intrigue. The loss of breadth is thus compensated by the gain in depth. The areas I have chosen to explicate pertain to initial assessment, boundaries, money, disruptions, and suicidal crises. Over three decades of clinical experience has taught me that most problems in the course of dynamic psychothera