Posted by Dinah on April 30, 2005, at 18:42:24
In reply to Re: Book suggestions?, posted by LadyBug on April 30, 2005, at 16:02:46
I think I might suggest a case study.
There's Yalom.
Has everyone read "Every Day Gets a Little Closer: A Twice-Told Therapy" ?
And he's got a new novel as well. We might not have read that one yet, though it is a novel.
"The Schopenhauer Cure : A Novel"
Of course, neither of those are straight case studies, and the advantage of those is that we can pause after each chapter rather than having to read the book. So one of his straight case study books like"Love's Executioner : & Other Tales of Psychotherapy"
"Momma and the Meaning of Life : Tales of Psychotherapy"
Kottler has
"The Mummy at the Dining Room Table : Eminent Therapists Reveal Their Most Unusual Cases"
He's also got some where he collects stories that may be more amusing than their authors intended.
"Bad Therapy: Master THerapists Share Their Worst Failures"
"Their Finest Hour : Master Therapists Share Their Greatest Success Stories"
Here are some other case studies I have in my library.
"The Love Bug and Other Tales of Psychotherapy"
"The Taboo Scarf and Other Tales of Therapy"
"Tales from a Traveling Couch: A Psychotherapist Revisits His Most Memorable Patients"
"The Patient Who Cured His Therapist: And Other Stories of Unconventional Therapy"
"Schopenhauer's Porcupines: Intimacy and Its Dilemmas"
"The Man With The Beautiful Voice: And More Stories from the Other Side of the Couch"
"Ariadne's Thread: Case Studies in the Therapeutic Relationship"
Obviously I like some better than others. All are grossly unfair in that I already own them. :) Does any know of ones that I've missed so I'd have to buy or borrow it too?
It might be fun to read "In Session: The Bond Between Women and Their Therapists" together too. I know we all have it about memorized, but we might get additional insights from each other.
And Alexandra's suggestion's a good one as well. Has anyone seen anything good in the way of articles?
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