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In two minds : tales of a psychotherapist

By Paul , Valent

Book information

Publisher
UNSW Press
Year
2009
ISBN
9781742230139, 174223013X, 9781742231891, 1742231896
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5636769 bytes)
Pages
335\350
Time added
2015-05-10 06:34:13
Valent Paul 1938 Life change events Psychological

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Annotation Through the fascinating stories of his work with patients and the examination of his own life story as a Holocaust survivor, the author describes the struggles and discoveries in his varied four-decade career as a retired medical doctor, psychiatrist, and psychotherapist. Each chapter offers a glimpse into psychotherapeutic encounters, ranging from field work with disaster survivors and patients grappling with terminal illness and postnatal depression to the private challenges of unearthing childhood trauma in a sex offender. The ubiquitous human issues such as morality, trauma, illness, and death are articulated and grappled with throughout the collection. The text also illustrates how split minds attempt to forge meaningful lives out of adversity  Read more...

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