On the theory and therapy of mental disorders : an introduction to logotherapy and existential analysis / Viktor E. Frankl ; edited with an introduction by James M. DuBois ; translated by James M. DuBois with Kateryna Cuddeback.
Language: English Original language: German Publication details: New York : Brunner-Routledge, 2004.Description: xlvi, 256 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:- 0415950295 (hardback : alk. paper)
- 9780415950299 (hardback : alk. paper)
- Theorie und Therapie der Neurosen. English
- 616.89/14 22
- RC489.L6 F6913 2004
- 2004 M-666
- WM 420
- 44.91
Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
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Book | MHERC Interventions/Treatments | 616.89/14 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | This long-awaited addition to the body of English language literature introduces Viktor Frankl's clinical insights to a new generation of mental health professionals, and has much to offer to practitioners of all levels of experience. | A36045755 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : what is logotherapy? -- The theory of neurosis as a problem : toward a definition and classification of neurotic disorders -- Endogenous psychoses : on psychoses caused by somatic disorders -- Psychosomatic illnesses : critical remarks on psychosomatic medicine -- Functional illnesses or "pseudo-neuroses" : on mental disorders due to a medical condition -- Reactive neuroses : on neuroses arising from the fight for or against something -- Iatrogenic neuroses : on neuroses arising from a medical intervention -- Psychogenic neuroses : on neuroses with psychological causes -- Noogenic neuroses : on neuroses with spiritual causes -- Collective neuroses : on societal neuroses -- Logotherapy as a specific therapy of noogenic neuroses -- Logotherapy as a non-specific therapy -- Paradoxical intention and de-reflection -- Medical ministry -- Existential analysis as a psychotherapeutic anthropology.
Understanding Viktor Frankl's theory and therapy of mental disorders -- Viktor Frankl's prefaces -- Introduction : what is logotherapy? -- Ch. 1. The theory of neuroses as a problem : toward a definition and classification of neurotic disorders -- Ch. 2. Endogenous psychoses : on psychoses caused by somatic disorders -- Ch. 3. Psychosomatic illnesses : critical remarks on psychosomatic medicine -- Ch. 4. Functional illnesses or "pseudo-neuroses" : on mental disorders due to a medical condition -- Ch. 5. Reactive neuroses : on neuroses arising from the fight for or against something -- Ch. 6. Iatrogenic neuroses : on neuroses arising from a medical intervention -- Ch. 7. Psychogenic neuroses : on neuroses with psychological causes -- Ch. 8. Noogenic neuroses : on neuroses with spiritual causes -- Ch. 9. Collective neuroses : on societal neuroses -- Ch. 10. Logotherapy as a specific therapy of noogenic neuroses -- Ch. 11. Logotherapy as a nonspecific therapy -- Ch. 12. Paradoxical intention and dereflection -- Ch. 13. Medical ministry -- Ch. 14. Existential analysis as psychotherapeutic anthropology.
"Available for the first time in English, this work explores a range of mental disorders in the context of Frankl's theory of human motivation. Skillfully translated and featuring extensive annotation, this English language edition remains true to the original while updating assessment and treatment protocols to be compatible with 21st century medicine. As the title suggests, On the Theory and Therapy of Mental Disorders applies a theoretical treatise to the practical treatment of variety of disorders. This long-awaited addition to the body of English language literature introduces Viktor Frankl's clinical insights to a new generation of mental health professionals, and has much to offer to practitioners of all levels of experience."--BOOK JACKET.