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Psychotherapy in an Age of Narcissism J. Paris

Psychotherapy in an Age of Narcissism By J. Paris

Psychotherapy in an Age of Narcissism by J. Paris


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Adopting a friendly but critical approach to the talking therapies, this book places psychotherapy in a social and historical context, exploring its relationship to contemporary culture and recommending a different way of thinking about practice.

Psychotherapy in an Age of Narcissism Summary

Psychotherapy in an Age of Narcissism: Modernity, Science, and Society by J. Paris

Adopting a friendly but critical approach to the talking therapies, this book places psychotherapy in a social and historical context, exploring its relationship to contemporary culture and recommending a different way of thinking about practice.

Psychotherapy in an Age of Narcissism Reviews

"Joel Paris has written an erudite, intelligent, thoroughly researched work on the benefits of brief evidence-based psychotherapy in this epoch of disintegrating family and community ties." - Ira Steinman, American Journal of Psychiatry

About J. Paris

JOEL PARIS has been a member of the McGill psychiatry department since 1972, is a full Professor, and served as Department Chair from 1997 to 2007. Dr. Paris is currently a Research Associate at the SMBD-Jewish General Hospital, and heads personality clinics at two hospitals. He is also Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. Dr. Paris' research interest is in personality disorders. He has 175 peer-reviewed articles, and is the author of 12 books and 38 book chapters. He is an educator who has supervised psychiatric evaluation with residents for 40 years, and who has won awards for his teaching.

Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: THE WORLD OF PSYCHOTHERAPY The Birth of Psychotherapy Schools of Psychotherapy Science and Psychotherapy Why People Seek Psychotherapy PART II: MODERNITY Modernity and Psychotherapy Narcissism: Individual and Cultural Therapy Culture PART III: PRACTICE Sustaining the Family Building Social Networks Practicing Psychotherapy in a Social Context The Future of Talking Therapy References Index

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NPB9780230336964
9780230336964
0230336965
Psychotherapy in an Age of Narcissism: Modernity, Science, and Society by J. Paris
New
Hardback
Palgrave Macmillan
2012-11-28
171
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