Illusion and Disillusionment: Core Issues in Psychotherapy - Hardcover

Teitelbaum, Stanley H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0765702193 ISBN 13: 9780765702197

Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc., 1999

Synopsis

Mourning the loss of core illusions and coping with the impact of disillusionment are critical issues in psychotherapy. In this informative and readable book, Teitelbaum explores this therapeutic issue in depth from a developmental, theoretical, and clinical perspective and emphasizes its particular importance in the treatment of depressed and narcissistic patients.

About this title

About the Author:

Dr. Stanley H. Teitelbaum is a practicing clinical psychologist. He is a faculty and senior supervisor at the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health and the Training Institute for Mental Health, both in New York, and the Contemporary Center for Advanced Psychoanalytic Studies in New Jersey. Stanley is the author of Sports Heroes, Fallen Idols: How Star Athletes Pursue Self-Destructive Paths and Jeopardize Their Careers.

Review:

As relevant today as when it was first written; in fact, given the current economic climate, perhaps it is more relevant....The material was quite informative, comprehensive and even novel.....

About this edition

• Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc.
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0765702193
• ISBN 13: 9780765702197
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 328