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Psychotherapy of Schizophrenia - The Treatment of Choice (Paperback, Revised)
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Psychotherapy of Schizophrenia - The Treatment of Choice (Paperback, Revised)
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Inevitably, every psychotherapist has some experience with severely
disturbed patients. Consequently, they will turn with excitement to
this important new book which is a stunning attempt by two
knowledgeable, persevering psychotherapists to present their
understanding and sound therapeutic approach to these difficult and
challenging patients. The authors argue that the treatment of
choice is clearly psychotherapy and that such treatment can be
successful and as long lasting for schizophrenic patients as it is
for neurotic patients, but the journey may be longer and it may
take more time to traverse.The task of therapy is to untangle the
past from the present to make the future conceivable. The volume
provides a thorough historical overview of the theoretical and
clinical approaches to the problem of schizophrenia, including the
views of leading contemporary clinicians on the topic. In general,
the major clinical controversies have been regarded as issues of
whether to focus on past, present or future; reality or fantasy;
affects; exploration or relationship; whether the therapist should
be active or passive; and how to handle regression. The authors
argue that these are the wrong issues. They say that the task of
therapy is to untangle the past from the present to make the future
conceivable. Reality and fantasy are intertwined and must both be
dealt with. Affects are central to all therapy, and emphasis on
anger, despair, loneliness, terror, and shame are all necessary, as
is the clarification of affect, and the acceptance of positive
affect. Activity versus passivity is again in the wrong question;
the right one is what action is helpful, when it is helpful, and
when is not doing anything helpful? Regression is inevitable;
should one accept it fully or try to limit it? This has no general
answer other than do what is necessary (i.e., unavoidable) or most
helpful to a particular patient at a particular time.
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