Theory and practice of brief therapy / Simon H. Budman, Alan S. Gurman ; foreword by Paul L. Wachtel.

New York : Guilford Press, ©1988.

xiv, 402 pages ; 24 cm

Yale Medical book the gift of Nancy Rosenblum.

The author, and individual and group therapist, joins a marital and family therapist to develop a model for brief treatment. Taking a developmental approach to treatment, the authors assume patients may well return to their therapists, at different times during theri lives, as new life stages bring with them novel stresses and problems. In the authors' view, neither traditional long-term treatment nor brief therapy defined as a certain number of hours adequately grasps a patient's evolving clinical needs.

English

September 24, 2016

Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-394) and index.