American Journal of Psychotherapy
- Volume 41
- Number 2
- April 1987
Editorial
Articles
Publication date: 01 April 1987
Pages172–184This paper outlines basic elements used in treatment of suicidal préadolescents, namely, having current knowledge of suicidal behavior, understanding a therapist’s reactions to a suicidal child, intervening to decrease risk factors, developing a network ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1987.41.2.172Publication date: 01 April 1987
Pages185–193The beginning resident in psychiatry often finds schizophrenic inpatients to be noncompliant with the standard therapeutic approaches. This can present a significant supervisory challenge. An approach that views the schizophrenic as deficient of “good” ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1987.41.2.185Publication date: 01 April 1987
Pages194–200With the ever-increasing number of terrorist incidents involving the taking of hostages, therapists are called upon to treat those victims who develop psychological sequelae to their hostage experience. The subsequent psychological symptoms and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1987.41.2.194Publication date: 01 April 1987
Pages201–219Though a young child cannot mourn like an adult, optimal responses may be distinguished from pathological ones and used to define “childhood mourning.” Aspects of mourning such as identification and decathexis must be related to the child’s developmental ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1987.41.2.201Publication date: 01 April 1987
Pages220–230Psychotherapy with substance-dependent physicians presents special problems. Accurate assessment and effective response is rendered difficult due to underrepresentation or denial by the patient and countertransference impediments to recognition and limit ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1987.41.2.220Publication date: 01 April 1987
Pages231–244This paper gives the historical sketch necessary for an understanding of the current state of American psychiatry. It reviews some of the reasons why the rendering of good hospital care must be reconsidered, and describes some of the main features of the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1987.41.2.231Publication date: 01 April 1987
Pages245–251The last will and testament of patients seen by psychiatrists is rarely a topic of exploration. On examination it is found to be intertwined with the testator’s attitudes toward death. When these attitudes are irrational and conflictual, the making of a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1987.41.2.245Publication date: 01 April 1987
Pages252–259Though the disturbed body image is an essential phenomenon of anorexia nervosa, hardly any specific attempts are described to alter the way these patients experience their bodies. The authors present a body-oriented treatment method aimed at curbing ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1987.41.2.252Publication date: 01 April 1987
Pages260–270This paper offers a perspective on the use of humor as both an assessment tool and as a therapeutic tool within the context of a psychodynamic approach to psychotherapy. While mindful of the potential difficulties which attend its introduction into the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1987.41.2.260Publication date: 01 April 1987
Pages271–285The landmark cases on the “duty to warn” concept are reviewed. Two trends are noted in the court rulings. The first trend narrowly interprets the duty to warn as applying only to situations involving a serious threat to a specific individual. The second ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1987.41.2.271Publication date: 01 April 1987
Pages286–298Meditation experiences are viewed from a constructivist perspective. Concentrative and mindfulness approaches are compared. It is concluded that, although these meditative techniques differ (and often are used in conjunction), they both yield insight into ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1987.41.2.286Case Report
Publication date: 01 April 1987
Pages299–307Severely traumatized children are often incapable of responding to traditional psychotherapy. Paraverbal therapy has been shown to render a number of such children responsive to the communicative aspects of the method, with the result that their ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1987.41.2.299Book Review
Publication date: 01 April 1987
Pages312–313https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1987.41.2.312aPublication date: 01 April 1987
Pages318–319https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1987.41.2.318aPublication date: 01 April 1987
Pages320–321https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1987.41.2.320aNotes and Comments
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