Klinisk psykologi

You are packed with power and creativity. You've got it in you, but your potential is undeveloped.Many women grapple with ADHD. In fact, women are just as likely as men to have it. The cherry on top? The latest research suggests that incidents of ADHD in women cause even greater emotional turmoil. Great. The good news is, the Women with ADHD Workbook gives you with a precise roadmap to a more deliberate and focused life. One where your abilities can shine, and forward momentum can finally be achieved.Written by renowned women's mental health expert, Sarah Davis, this guide is specifically tailored for the struggle women face when dealing with ADHD in the world of today. You'll learn 29 individual exercises that help you stay organized, overcome disturbances, improve relationships, and manage emotions.You'll also explore and master topics including:¿¿ Evidence-based techniques and exercises to build executive functioning skills that will help you organize, plan and complete daily tasks.¿¿ Strategies to help you overcome memory and focus issues that are associated with ADHD.¿¿ Techniques and practices to let you regulate emotions and manage rejection sensitivity.¿¿ How to manage relationships with others who may not understand ADHD.¿¿ Cleaning and decluttering skills to help you maintain an organized home.¿¿ Life skills that will help you navigate through the challenges of ADHD.¿¿ And much, much more!The truth is, you have an immense amount of untapped potential. You just need help focusing your energy and improve your life to function through, and with, your ADHD. That's what this breakthrough workbook is all about.Live the life you deserve.

Although pain is widely recognized by clinicians and researchers as an experience, pain is always felt in a patient-specific way rather than experienced for what it objectively is, making perceived meaning important in the study of pain. The book contributors explain why meaning is important in the way that pain is felt and promote the integration of quantitative and qualitative methods to study meanings of pain. For the first time in a book, the study of the meanings of pain is given the attention it deserves.All pain research and medicine inevitably have to negotiate how pain is perceived, how meanings of pain can be described within the fabric of a person's life and neurophysiology, what factors mediate them, how they interact and change over time, and how the relationship between patient, researcher, and clinician might be understood in terms of meaning.Though meanings of pain are not intensively studied in contemporary pain research or thoroughly described as part of clinical assessment, no pain researcher or clinician can avoid asking questions about how pain is perceived or the types of data and scientific methods relevant in discovering the answers.

Die Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) ist ein strukturiertes klinisches Interview zur Erfassung der Symptome der posttraumatischen Belastungsstörung (PTBS). Mit Hilfe dieses Interviews können die verschiedenen Symptome der PTBS gemäß DSM-5 erfasst werden.Die CAPS-5 ermöglichst sowohl die Stellung der PTBS Diagnose nach DSM-5 als auch die Bestimmung eines Gesamtschweregrads der Symptomatik, sowie die Bestimmung des Schweregrads der einzelnen Symptomcluster. Zusätzlich kann mit der CAPS-5 das subjektive Leiden, die Auswirkung der Symptome auf das soziale und berufliche Funktionsniveau und die Veränderung seit der letzten Symptomerfassung bestimmt werden. Darüber hinaus erlaubt die CAPS-5 die Bestimmung des dissoziativen Subtypus der PTBS. Die CAPS gilt generell als Goldstandard zur Erfassung der Symptome der PTBS, insbesondere im Bereich der Psychotherapieforschung, da sich mit ihrer Hilfe die Wirksamkeit von Interventionen reliabel abbilden lässt. Das Interview wurde für die Anwendung durch Psychologen und Psychiaterinnen konzipiert, die in der klinischen Versorgung und/oder Forschung tätig sind.Das vorliegende Manual gibt einen Überblick über die Zielsetzung der CAPS-5, ihren Aufbau, sowie die Durchführung und Auswertung des Interviews. Der Schwerpunkt liegt dabei darin, den Interviewer bei der Durchführung und Auswertung des Interviews zu unterstützen. So finden sich im Manual ausführliche Hinweise zur Einschätzung des Vorliegens der einzelnen Symptome sowie zum Umgang mit schwierigen Situationen während des Interviews.

Einfach ein gutes Team!Ohne Teamarbeit funktioniert das Gesundheitswesen nicht. Ob bei der stationren Aufnahme, whrend des Aufenthaltes eines Patienten in einer Einrichtung, bei der berleitung, im Praxisteam, in der Rehabilitation ... Angehrige der verschiedenen Berufsgruppen im Gesundheitswesen mssen somit ber ein hohes Ma an Teamfhigkeit verfgen. Mglichkeiten der Verbesserung gibt es immer. Welche Mglichkeiten wie umgesetzt werden knnen, ist Inhalt des handlichen Ratgebers. Anhand von Fallbeispielen und vielen praktischen Tipps vermittelt Susanne Mller, Psychologin und NLP-Coach, wie die Teamarbeit verbessert werden kann, welche Stolperfallen lauern und wie man sie umgeht, wie sozialen Kompetenz und Teamfhigkeit gestrkt werden kann - und wie man auch mit unfairen Situationen, wie Mobbing und Bossing, im Team umgehen kann.

"An exploration of the key issues impacting the mental health of university students, and what can be done with regards to support and improvement. This book will appeal to mental health professionals, GPs, support workers and counsellors, as well as parents, academic staff, and students"--

Attachment theory is a framework for understanding human behaviour that helps us identify the nature and source of an individual or group's responses to anxiety, change, threat or danger, and can be used across a range of therapeutic interventions. Integrated within the first edition of Attachment-based Practice with Adults but bound and sold separately for the second edition, The Interviewing Guide lets readers see how the three core attachment strategies - distancing (' A' ), preoccupied (' C' ) and balanced (' B' ), influenced by procedural, sensory, semantic, episodic and integrative memory systems - are typically expressed in verbal and non-verbal communication. Reproducible discourse marker sheets allow readers to keep a log of interviews to become more familiar with patterns of discourse and their underlying functions.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) expert Seth Gillihan is back with even more mindful CBT practices, this time for your smallest clients. CBT Flip Chart for Kids is an interactive way for therapists to introduce the kid-friendly "Think Act Be" model of CBT to help kids discover: - How to work with their thoughts (Think) - How to do things that lead them toward their goals (Act) - How to be present and open to what's happening (Be) With the skills inside, your young clients will learn how to build the practice of mindfulness and CBT so they can tackle the big problems that kids face today, including: - Depression - School anxiety - Fear of the dark - ADHD - Worry - Homework - Perfectionism - Stress management - Boredom - Separation anxiety Intended for use in session, this simple, user-friendly format includes: - 31 full-color, interactive, and kid-friendly client-facing pages - Additional explanations and supplemental prompts on each corresponding therapist-facing page - Dry-erase client pages for easy markup, customization, and reuse

Do we really have all we need within us to be happier, healthier, less stressed, or anxious in life? This book shows you how that can be true - people who apply this book's practices in their life have been shown to experience these benefits. You will learn how you can build your happiness and manage your stress at the same time!Dr. Ryan Niemiec, a global leader in character strengths and mindfulness, expertly walks you through how you can develop your best qualities. Some of these qualities - whether it is courage, zest, creativity, mindfulness, hope, self-regulation, or leadership - may be hidden, blocked, or lost. They are awaiting your discovery!Modern science is revealing new pathways for living a full life. The practices and ideas compiled in this book are some of the best strategies available to help you lead that life of authenticity, peace, strength, and meaning. And, these strategies aren't just for you - they're for all of us. They help build stronger relationships and contribute to the greater good.Packed with stories, practices, tips, and insightful research findings, this book has everything you need to work with your strengths and your mindfulness. What you have here is a toolbox of strategies for life. The toolbox is woven together in a process that you can easily tailor to your current work, family, and social life. This book can be also used in conjunction with participation in the groundbreaking Mindfulness-Based Strengths Practice program.

Practitioners need to know the evidence behind using digital mental health approaches and tools, including telemental health visits. This accessible book provides that help, as the authors guide the reader through the rationale, options, and strategies for incorporating digital tools into children's mental health care, drawing on their extensive knowledge of both current research and clinical practice. They outline the leading theoretical approaches that highlight mechanisms involved in digital tools increasing access to, engagement in, and outcomes of evidence-based mental health services for children and families. Through clinical vignettes and hands-on exercises included in this Advances in Psychotherapy series volume, mental health providers will gain insight into how to select a digital tool and identify its various uses. The reader is also given the opportunity to explore their own attitudes and comfort with incorporating digital tools into practice with their young clients and their families. Numerous downloadable handouts and forms for clinical use are provided in the appendix.

Learn how family caregivers of people with dementia can be supported by psychotherapyProvides step-by-step guidance for face-to-face or remote therapyIllustrated with therapeutic dialogs from real casesIncludes downloadable intervention handoutsThis handbook addresses the extremely challenging situation that family caregivers of people with dementia face and is informed by the use of evidence-based psychotherapeutic strategies to support them.The book guides readers step-by step through effective therapeutic strategies, mainly based on cognitive-behavioral therapy, and illustrated with excerpts of dialogs between therapists and family caregivers from real sessions. Different modules address topics such as dealing with challenging behavior, self-care, perfectionism and guilt, as well as changes in the relationship with the ill person, barriers to seeking social and professional support, stress management and emotion regulation, accepting one's own limits, and dealing with institutionalization. These modules can be put together to meet different individuals' needs. Particular emphasis is placed on creating a positive therapeutic alliance, resource activation, and helping caregivers develop the motivation for change. Finally, multiple handouts that can be used in clinical practice are available for download.The intervention is suitable for various settings, including face-to-face therapy or remote forms such as telephone or online therapy. This manual is ideal for clinical psychologists, gerontologists, psychotherapists, social workers, and counsellors working with people with dementia and their families.

Just wait until you find out what CBT and DBT can do for anxiety, stress or overthinking...CBT and DBT Skills Mastery is a clear practical guide and easy-to-understand introduction into the life-changing world of Cognitive and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (CBT and DBT).Do you struggle with anxiety, stress or overthinking everything? For many, it can truly become unbearable. With the demands of everyday life, those who deal with overwhelming feelings of anxiety and stress on a daily basis can find it hard to live to the fullest. Most likely, you're in need of practical, fast-acting tools grounded in proven-effective CBT and DBT to help you find relief from these intense feelings and thoughts.CBT and DBT Skills Mastery will explore valuable topics including:¿ What the root cause of anxiety, stress and overthinking is and how to overcome it using effective CBT and DBT skills.¿ How to unite the power of both CBT and DBT skills to conquer difficult emotions and negative thoughts.¿ Exercises to help you master CBT and DBT skills and so you can use it in any situation to keep you relaxed and focused.¿ Mindfulness techniques which experts use to stay calm and collected.¿ And much, much more!Dealing with emotions is hard, and if you don't have a plan or clear guidance to follow, you can end up digging yourself into a deeper hole. If you're tired of trying and failing to manage your daily anxiety or stress -and are ready to make real steps towards the life you truly want to live-this toolkit is a must have in your library.

This book creates a compelling picture of an approach to living that promotes happiness, acceptance, peace, and cooperation among people across the globe, independent of culture and religious faith. This approach incorporates everything Dr. Ebbe has learned about people in his forty-year psychology career and his near eighty years of living. Clear principles tell you what is needed to improve your life along these lines, in the major areas of your relations with reality, with yourself, with others, and with your emotions. These principles can enable you to seek wisdom, find the truth, have good self-esteem, and have positive relations with others. You will learn how to live a moral and ethical life in any society. Actual, concrete behaviors and skills that are needed to accomplish these changes and achieve these goals are also presented, so you know precisely what you need to do. Also described are how to apply these principles in making good decisions, raising healthy children, managing your emotions, discerning truth, telling right from wrong, and finding meaning, contentment, and fulfilment in life)!

Welcome to your own "timeout chair". The name may sound unpleasant at first, but the idea is that you take time to sit and think about what you have said or done and analyse a better solution. This book has been designed using proven tools for mental health by leading professionals. The activities in this book include principles taught by Leah Kuypers, M.A. Ed, OTR/l in her book the zones of regulation, the ABC model was created by Dr. Albert Ellis, and mindfulness activities encouraged by countless mental health professionals. The author claims no professional knowledge in any of these, however, has first-hand experience in their use and benefits. The author hopes that this book becomes a useful tool to anyone who uses it.

When it comes to the topic of recovered memories, the fields of psychiatry and psychology appear as a house divided against itself. Many practitioners have stumbled upon at least one credible patient who spontaneously "recovers' long­ repressed (forgotten) memories of childhood horror and abuse. The remembering of these incidents, along with expressing the accompanying appropriate emotion, seems to afford the patient the capacity to release toxic feelings and begin a journey of healing.But along comes a group, the False Memory Society (FMSF), who make a persuasive claim that memory can be altered, tampered with, or even created by people of influence upon suggestible others. The natural byproduct of such claims, of course, is the notion that psychotherapists, intentionally or not, may be guilty of creating "false memories" for their clients. Perhaps worse still, these false memories contribute to serious allegations against parents and other innocent adults of abuse of all sorts, especially sexual.Granted, some less competent practitioners have encouraged the creation and/or embellishment of accounts of childhood abuse and attracted media attention. The resulting skepticism casts doubt over all recovered memories, genuine or not. Likewise, therapists who have facilitated a client's recovery of legitimately repressed memory have also come under fire.While resolving this issue is beyond the scope of this book, my intention is to illustrate that the mind, for reasons of self-protection, has the capacity to repress traumatic material, create discrete storage compartments (alter personalities), and tuck away memories forever or until stimulated later in life.This book also explores other controversial issues within (and without) the mental health field: the concept of true multiple personality disorder (dissociative identity disorder); the existence of devil-worshipping cults comprised of people of money, power, and influence; the spiritual reality of God, Satan, and demonic forces, and the impact of such upon human beings.My purpose is not to settle controversies but to describe what happened to me and around me--a psychologist--in the course of treating several similarly afflicted patients.This book is not for the faint of heart. Yet woven throughout the material is hope, courage, and inspiration.Although I have changed all names and identifying details of my patients for purposes of confidentiality, the book is based entirely on actual events. I would like to thank these individuals for their permission to share the compelling events of their lives. Here are their stories.

Jeg vil gerne give læseren et indblik i den udviklingsrejse, det har været for mig som terapeut at blive delagtiggjort i andre menneskers psykotiske univers de seneste 12 år. Jeg har erfaret meget om psykoser, menneskelivets psykologi, mit eget følelsesliv og ståsted gennem mine terapiforløb. Min terapeutiske proces har som udgangspunkt lært mig, at terapi ikke er et håndværk med en bestemt metode eller et særligt værktøj, men nærmere et kunstværk, som skabes og udvikles i samspil mellem terapeut og klient. Med case-eksempler undervejs har jeg forsøgt at beskrive, hvordan det psykotiske univers kan forstås og hvilken funktion, det kan have for den, som oplever det. Jeg har tilstræbt at anvende mine egne og patientens betragtninger i et indbyrdes samspil, som samtidig har rod i mit teoretiske grundfundament som terapeut.Ydermere ønsker jeg med bogen at sætte fokus på vigtigheden i terapeutens arbejde med sin egen personlige udviklingsproces. Jeg har erfaret nødvendigheden af min egen indsigt i mig selv. Kendskabet til mit eget følelsesliv og egne reaktionsmønstre har haft afgørende betydning for min evne til at rumme andres følelser og givet mig sindsro og tryghed i at tage med på rejsen i det psykotiske univers.

This book provides an overview of the science and practice of relational savoring.

Jeder Mensch verfügt über eine einzigartige Art, seinen Worten Bedeutung zu verleihen: die Eigensprache. Hinter dieser Eigensprache steckt viel mehr als eine Eigenart: Eine ganze Welt von Bedeutungen, Bildern, innerem Wissen und Ressourcen. Diese Welt kann man entdecken, indem man mit einfachen Fragen den Spuren dieser Eigensprache nachgeht: mit dem Ansatz der Idiolektik.Leicht und respektvoll lädt ein idiolektisches Gespräch ein, Bedeutungen und innere Verknüpfungen zu entdecken, die für das eigene Leben und die eigene Gesundheit bedeutsam und oft verblüffend sind. Dadurch, dass der gesamte Pfad dieser Erkundungsreise komplett auf Schlüsselworten und Metaphern des Gesprächspartners aufbaut, bewegt sich die Person, die ein idiolektisches Gespräch erlebt, in einem ¿Heimspiel¿ ohne unnötige fachsprachliche oder eingreifende Barrieren.

This handbook addresses evidence-based practices in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) for individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It provides an overview of the history of evidence-based practices and their importance as applied to the law, school settings, and factors that influence the use for treatment of ASD. Additional areas of coverage include evidence-based and non-evidence-based ABA interventions for autism as well as decision-making ethics related to these treatments. In addition, the book addresses cultural considerations as they relate to these treatments and examines procedural aspects of ABA interventions for autism.Key ABA treatments addressed include: Discrete trial teaching. Pivotal response training. Video modeling. Parent-mediated intervention. Early Start Denver Model, PEAK, PECS, and AAC. Script fading/activity schedules and differential reinforcement/extinction. Response interruption and redirection. Self-management and self-monitoring. The Handbook of Applied Behavior Analysis Interventions for Autism is a must-have resource for researchers, professors, and graduate students as well as clinicians, therapists, and other professionals across such interrelated disciplines as clinical child, school, and developmental psychology, child and adolescent psychiatry, social work, rehabilitation medicine/therapy, pediatrics, and special education.

This book explores the potential of specific photographic images for reflecting on experiences of mental disorders. Instead of looking at photographs of (people suffering from) mental disorders, this volume aspires to comprehend the complexities of such conditions through photographic lexicons, metaphors, and practices. For this book, a mental disorder is not to be seen as a dysfunction or impairment, but a state in which the sustaining balance of stable and unstable mind is unsettled, which may induce mental/bodily disturbances. The term ¿psychosomatic¿ refers to the interaction of the mind (psyche) with the body (soma); it refers to their co-dependence. By the term ¿Psychosomatic Imagery¿ this volume refers to a distinctive trope of photographic images that deal with the body-mind interaction during the states of mental disorders. This novel theoretical framework in photography theory instigates critical discussions about the experiences of mentaldisorders visualized as disturbed corporeal and mental perceptions of the world. While the introduction of the volume unpacks and assesses the applications of photography in mental disorder studies from theoretical and historical perspectives, the chapters focus on specific cases of Psychosomatic Imagery in contemporary photography. Those cases include, but are not limited to: PTSD, hysteria, paranoia, psychosis, bipolar disorder, and Hikikomori.

Kimberly shares a testament of different trials and obstacles she endured. Even though it was hard, she overcame and persevered. The "Journey To Freedom" reveals the adversity that most face or have at some point in life. Instead of running away, one must deal with the issues head on . In order to deal with anything, one must first admit and acknowledge there is a problem. To overcome and conquer with victory, you must prepare with the right tools. Sometimes we allow our challenges in life to make us lose sight of our purpose and it costs us our freedom in God and life itself. May this book be a driving force and encouragement to overcome every obstacle you face. I pray it gives you hope that you get back up and live.

A husband and his wife on a journey of a gambling lifestyle from casino to casino in what becomes a quest to win and hit the big jackpot. The friends they meet, free plays, blackjack tables, and the slot machines they discover become a way of life, until greed, desperation and $1000's later all is gone.

This book draws on a unique theoretical framework informed by clinical case studies, Fanonian and Lacanian psychoanalysis, and decolonial feminism, to examine the concept of adornment in African cultures. The book discusses the construction of aesthetic feminine ideals and the evolution of such ideals within the history of colonization, decolonization and globalization. Through the analysis of adornments including accessories, hairstyle, clothes and fabric, the author demonstrates how they can reflect social status, and also addresses its symbolic function in rituals. At the level of the individual, it draws on clinical case studies to examine the Lacanian theory of adornment and masquerade of femininity, and the extent to which this echoes ambivalent attitudes towards women in society at large. In doing so it provides a nuanced analysis which reveals how body adornment can be a paradoxical demonstration of both strength and weakness. Building on the author¿s previous work in this area, this book offers an important contribution to current debates in psychoanalysis, cultural studies, critical race theory and decolonial feminism.

This book provides comprehensive coverage of applied behavioral analysis (ABA). It examines the history and training methods of ABA as well as related ethical and legal issues. The book discusses various aspects of reinforcement, including social reinforcers, tangible reinforcers, automatic reinforcement, thinning reinforcers, and behavioral momentum. It addresses basic training strategies, such as prompts and fadings, stimulus fading, and stimulus pairing and provides insights into auditory/visual discrimination, instructional feedback, generalization, error correction procedures, and response interruption. In addition, the book addresses the use of ABA in education and explores compliance training, on-task behavior, teaching play and social skills, listening and academic skills, technology, remembering and cognitions, picture-based instruction, foreign language instruction, teaching verbal behavior, public speaking, and vocational skills. In addition, the book covers treatments for tics, trichotillomania, stereotypies, self-injurious behavior, aggression, and toe walking. It also addresses ABA for special populations, including individuals with autism, ADHD, substance abuse, and intellectual disabilities.Featured areas of coverage include:Basic assessment methods, such as observing behavior, treatment integrity, social validation, evaluating physical activity, measuring sleep disturbances, preference assessment, and establishing criteria for skill mastery.Functional assessment, including how to quantify outcomes and evaluate results, behaviors that precede and are linked to target behaviors, and treatments.Treatment methods, such as token economies, discrete trial instruction, protective equipment, group-based and parent training as well as staff training and self-control procedures.Health issues, including dental and self-care, life skills, mealtime and feeding, telehealth, smoking reduction and cessation, and safety training.Leisure and social skills, such as cellphone use, gambling, teaching music, sports and physical fitness.The Handbook of Applied Behavior Analysis is a must-have reference for researchers, professors, and graduate students as well as clinicians, therapists, and other professionals in clinical child and school psychology, child and adolescent psychiatry, social work, behavioral therapy and rehabilitation, special education, developmental psychology, pediatrics, nursing, and all interrelated disciplines.

An evidence-based guide to the assessment and treatment of childhood depression with a focus on a family-based approachUp-to-date overview of the evidence-baseStep-by-step guidance of a family-focused treatmentDownloadable handouts for clinical practiceThis volume in the Advances in Psychotherapy series provides the reader with an up-to-date, evidence-based introduction to the assessment and treatment of childhood depression, including major depressive disorder, persistent depressive disorder, disruptive mood dysregulation, and adjustment disorders. After exploring the latest knowledge on the diagnosis, course, theories, and contributing factors of childhood depression, the author presents a step-by-step description of family-focused treatment for childhood depression (FFT-CD), which integrates CBT and family therapy goals.Treatments for depression that work well for adolescents and adults cannot simply be extended to children as their cognitive capabilities are not as fully developed nor stable. FFT-CD focuses on positive and supportive parent-child interactions that support the development of a positive self, helping parents provide the child with additional positive feedback on their developmentally appropriate achievements, and enhancing child and family coping. Downloadable resources include numerous FFT-CD handouts for children and parents. This text should be particularly useful to child or school psychologists, marriage and family therapists, child psychiatrists, and anyone working with depressed youth and their families.

Dieses Buch bietet eine Orientierungshilfe für den Ausbildungsweg zur Psychotherapeut:in, der in Österreich mehrstufig angelegt ist. In Zukunft folgt nach einem methodenübergreifenden ersten und zweiten Abschnitt mit akademischem Abschluss die postgraduale Fachausbildung, für die rund 20 anerkannte Psychotherapiemethoden und über 40 Ausbildungseinrichtungen zur Auswahl stehen.Die Methoden und Ausbildungsangebote sind - differenziert nach psychodynamischen, humanistischen, systemischen und verhaltenstherapeutischen Ansätzen - kompakt nach einem einheitlichen Raster dargestellt. Dies ermöglicht einen Vergleich der inhaltlichen Ausrichtung der verschiedenen Methoden sowie der Schwerpunktsetzung, Dauer und Kosten der einzelnen Ausbildungswege.Das Kompendium liefert darüber hinaus wertvolle Informationen und Tipps zur Ausbildungssituation, zu den gesetzlichen Grundlagen, zu den Berufsaussichten, zur Akademisierung und zur zukünftigen Gestaltung des Ausbildungsangebots in Österreich.Es bietet somit eine praktische Entscheidungshilfe und unterstützt Interessent:innen und Psychotherapeut:innen in Ausbildung in Österreich in Hinblick auf ihren Ausbildungsweg.

La lotta contro l'ideologia psichiatrica ed il marketing delle aziende farmaceutiche è una lotta impari e destinata all'insuccesso, però mi sembra giusto provare lo stesso a seguire i dettami di un noto psichiatra, Viktor Emil Frankl, il fondatore della logoterapia, medico austriaco, che aveva conosciuto i campi di concentramento dove era stato internato per due anni e mezzo. Lui scrive:"... Non convince l'opinione che la psichiatria è in grado di risolvere tutti i problemi. Fino ad oggi noi psichiatri non conosciamo, ad esempio, quale sia la reale causa della schizofrenia e men che meno sappiamo come curarla. Gli psichiatri non sono né onniscienti, né onnipotenti. Un unico attributo divino si addice loro: quello di essere onnipresenti. Ad ogni simposio si trova uno psichiatra, lo si ascolta in ogni discussione e lo si incontra ad ogni convegno... Parlando ora seriamente, ritengo sia giunto il momento di smetterla nell'idolatrare la psichiatria: tanto meglio sarebbe intraprendere la sua umanizzazione."

In this book, Windy Dryden presents and discusses transcripts of single sessions he conducted with volunteers from Onlinevents who were seeking help to deal with a variety of problems related to regret. Each volunteer presents a reflection on their session several months later and in the final chapter, Windy Dryden brings together the themes that emerge from volunteers' reflections. The book shows how people experience single-session therapy (SST) and what they can achieve from it.