Principles of Psychotherapy: Promoting Evidence-Based Psychodynamic Practice, 3rd Edition

Preface vii

Part One Introduction

1 The Nature and Goals of Psychotherapy 3

2 The Patient 11

3 The Therapist 25

4 Theory, Research, and Practice in Psychotherapy 41

Part Two The Initial Phase of Psychotherapy

5 Evaluation and Assessment 61

6 The Treatment Contract 81

7 Conduct of the Interview 105

Case Interlude I: Evaluation and Assessment of Ms. A 120

Part Three the Middle Phase of Psychotherapy

8 Communicating Understanding: Interpretation 129

9 Interference with Communication: Resistance 171

10 The Psychotherapy Relationship: Transference 215

11 The Psychotherapy Relationship: Countertransference 257

Part Four The Final Phase of Psychotherapy

12 Termination 277

Case Interlude II: Psychotherapy with Ms. A 311

References 325

Author Index 363

Subject Index 373