Le baron de Münchhausen, d’après la légende, se prit lui-même par les cheveux pour se sauver, ainsi que son cheval, de la noyade. Est-il possible, à son exemple, de se tirer ou de tirer quelqu’un d’autre de quelque intenable situation en voyant la vie avec des yeux nouveaux ?

Nous construisons le monde, alors que nous pensons le percevoir. Telle est l'idée force de ce recueil qui tente d'élaborer, dans les disciplines les plus diverses, ce point de vue constructiviste.

Le parcours de Gregory Bateson (1904-1980) a été d'une diversité qui n'est pas sans inquiéter les « spécialistes » : biologie, anthropologie, psychiatrie, théorie du jeu, évolu­tion, communication chez les mammifères, systèmes et paradoxes logiques, épistémologie, pathologie des rela­tions (alcoolisme, schizophrénie), théorie de l'apprentis­sage, examen critique de la science.

Paul Watzlawick nous avait enseigné, dans Faites vous-même votre malheur, les moyens les plus raffinés pour parvenir à se rendre malheureux. Le voici maintenant qui tente de comprendre et d'approfondir les recettes qui mènent infailliblement à l'échec.

This book is about what follows the breakdown in functioning, either short or long-term, provoked by a traumatic event. What is distinctive about this book is that its authors offer a psychoanalytical understanding of the meaning of the trauma for an individual, illuminating theory with detailed clinical illustration and case histories. They show the process of treatment as their patient...

Imagine sitting in as some of the most innovative and influential people in the psychotherapy field discuss their ideas and respond to probing questions. The opportunity is in hand! Interviews With ...

Mind Matters is a textbook of mind-body medicine written for students, practitioners and aficionados of alternative medicine. It brings together in one coherent volume practical techniques in psychological medicine - what Plato called "healing with words" - for those wishing to work more deeply with the emotional and mental aspects of illness. Mind Matters weaves a fine balance between ...

In the West people commonly assume that disruptions of the body are the exclusive domain of medical intervention and that disruptions of the mind are to be addressed primarily by psychological inquiry. This work is a discussion on the integration of the principles of TCM and psychosomatics. It develops a dynamic model of health that acknowledges the connection of body and mind. This mode...

This manual teaches students and practitioners how to assess health and disease from an energetic perspective. It allows them to integrate energetic concepts into medical practice. Exploring the concept of health and disease from the perspectives of quantum physics and energetic principles, Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Naturopathic medicine and Polarity Therapy, the book uses ...

Voilà dix ans paraissait aux Etats-Unis la première édition de Psychiatric Rehabilitation. Entre-temps, la réhabilitation psychiatrique a acquis ses lettres de noblesse en tant que domaine de pratique et d'étude reconnu. Les Etats-Unis et de nombreux pays considèrent à présent la réhabilitation psychiatrique comme un élément important parmi les services contribuant au rétablissement des ...

Anthroposophical medicine is conventional medicine with an added extra dimension. For all its invaluable achievements, conventional practice is limited by its foundation on natural science - the science of the physical world. Diseases are analysed in terms of cellular disturbances and drugs prescribed to counteract physical symptoms. Yet, in order to understand what brings physical matte...