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Empathy has long been regarded as central to the art of medicine and especially to the practice of psychotherapy. The ability of a therapist to appreciate the patient's state of mind and frame of reference is the foundation of a therapeutic alliance and key to the process of healing. However, t...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bennett, M. J. (Michael Julian)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: San Diego, Calif. : Academic Press, ©2001.
Series:Practical resources for the mental health professional.
Subjects:
Psychotherapy.
Empathy.
Psychiatry.
Cross-cultural studies.
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Psychiatry > methods
Empathy
Psychotherapy
Psychiatry
Ethnopsychology > methods
Mental Disorders > ethnology
Psychothérapie.
Empathie.
Psychiatrie.
Études transculturelles.
empathy.
psychiatry.
PSYCHOLOGY > Psychotherapy > General.
Psychotherapie.
Geestelijke gezondheidszorg.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The Health Care System Has Lost its Heart.
  • The History of Empathy in Mental Health Care.
  • Empathy and the Listening Healer.
  • Empathy: Facilitators and Barriers.
  • Empathy and Ideology.
  • Empathy and the Brain.
  • Treaters and Healers.
  • Empathy and the Focus of Psychotherapy.
  • Focal Psychotherapy.
  • Empathy Redux.
  • Bibliography.
  • Index.

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