Introduction to Psychotherapy, third edition: An Outline of Psychodynamic Principles and Practice

Introduction to Psychotherapyhas been an essential reference book since its publication in 1979, and is regularly included in reading lists for trainee psychotherapists, psychiatrists and other professionals. It is often recommended to interested lay people and prospective patients. This new, updated edition takes into account recent changes in psychotherapy theory and practice, including; cultural changes in society and the family, attitudes to race and gender, homosexuality, migration and mulitculturalism; recently highlighted issues such as child sexual abuse, false memory syndrome and post traumatic stress disorder

Anthony Bateman is a Consultant Psychotherapist at St Ann's Hospital, London Dennis Brown works at the Group-Analytic Practice, London and the Institute of Group Analysis, London Jonathan Pedder, until recently Consultant Psychotherapist at the Maudsley Hospital, London, is now retired