ABSTRACT

Anthony Storr's accessible and humane account of the art of psychotherapy has been widely read by practitioners in training and others in the helping professions, as well as many general readers. The second edition includes a thoroughly revised account of the obsessional personality, and a new chapter that draws on the author's recent work on the importance of the processes of healing that take place within the isolated individual.

chapter 1|5 pages

The Setting

chapter 2|10 pages

The Initial Interview

chapter 3|7 pages

Establishing a Pattern

chapter 4|7 pages

Making Progress

chapter 5|13 pages

Interpretation

chapter 6|13 pages

Dreams, Daydreams, Paintings, Writings

chapter 7|14 pages

Objectivity and Intimate Knowledge

chapter 8|13 pages

Transference

chapter 9|11 pages

The Hysterical Personality

chapter 10|20 pages

The Depressive Personality

chapter 11|15 pages

The Obsessional Personality

chapter 12|17 pages

The Schizoid Personality

chapter 13|22 pages

Cure, Termination and Results

chapter 14|23 pages

The Personality of the Psychotherapist

chapter 15|12 pages

Solitude, Interests and Healing