Que vous soyez bien portant ou malade, médecin, thérapeute ou soignant, cet ouvrage vous permettra d'acquérir une vision plus claire et surtout non conflictuelle de l'ensemble des possibilités thérapeutiques existant aujourd'hui

- du chamane au psychothérapeute
- des médecines traditionnelles aux neurosciences
Qu'est-ce qui peut unir un spécialiste des neurosciences occidentale et un médecin tibétain ? Un chamane sibérien et un psychothérapeute rogerien, un spécialiste du psychodrame et un guerisseur vaudou ?

Permettre une meilleure compréhension des processus psychiques pour pallier l'angoisse de mort constitue l'objectif de ce livre qui aborde chacune des phases de la maladie grave et décrit avec précision les réponses à apporter au bouleversement psychique de chacun des protagonistes: le patient, les proches et les soignants. L'auteur s'est appuyé sur de nombreuses situations cliniques con...

Ce livre étudie les fonctions du groupe médicalisé, les rapports entre le travail en groupe et le travail sur soi, le rôle de l'association comme médiateur entre le médecin et le social. S'appuyant sur de multiples exemples, il constitue un ouvrage d'une extraordinaire richesse clinique.

On trouvera dans cet ouvrage une vision synthétique, claire et précise des principales approches psychanalytiques et psychothérapeutiques qui ont cours, sont reconnues, font école, et proposent une pratique sérieuse et crédible, accompagnées d'un corpus théorique conséquent. Sont donc représentées ici trois approches psychanalytiques (freudienne classique, lacanienne, jungienne), les p...

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...

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...

Shapiro's keenness of observation and profound clinical wisdom are once again in evidence, as he brings to bear his brilliant ideas about neurotic character on the actual conduct of psychotherapy. The therapeutic material, argues Shapiro, consists not merely of what the patient provides but of the patient. Pay attention not only to the words, Shapiro says, but also to the speaker.Shapiro...

Therapists trying too hard to appeal to their uncooperative adolescent clients risk losing cases before they are even underway. These kids are quick to pick up on the therapist who struggles to be helpful, be liked, make conversation, and not upset. So worried is the therapist about saying the "wrong" thing, he or she may wind up saying too little that is useful. The client withdraws int...

Children who have been traumatized and who cannot talk about their experiences-either because they have pledged their silence or because they do not know the words-will subconsciously call for help through their art. The development of the "human figure drawing" (HFD) and the "kinetic family drawing" (KFD) and their scoring systems has brought a standardization to the interview of these ...