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Philip Cushman's I Travels With The Self i is a well integrated and compelling collection of journal articles and presentations that serves as a much anticipated follow-up to his monograph I Constructing The Self, Constructing America i : I A Cultural History of Psychotherapy i (Perseus Publishing, [1]). Cushman challenges theorists and practitioners alike to consider the ways in which psychotherapy, in attempting to "cure" or "heal" the self, inadvertently reifies the very self that is, he claims, the most pressing and insidious of maladies. [Extracted from the article]

The article reviews the book "Focused Problem Resolution: Selected Papers of the MRI Brief Therapy Center," edited by Richard Fisch, Wendel A. Ray, and Karin Schlanger.

The importance of the relationship in psychotherapy is underlined through the dialogic style that permeates Erskine's entire book. Richard G. Erskine's new book, I A Healing Relationship: Commentary on Therapeutic Dialogues, i is an excellent resource for understanding the principles and relational methods of integrative psychotherapy. They also wrote about the importance of the therapist getting beyond the idea that they "know something" about the client and the importance of continually renewing the cycle of inquiry during therapy. [Extracted from the article]

The article reviews the book "Play and Power," edited by K. V. Mortensen and L. Grunbaum.

The article reviews the book "Evolving Possibilities: Selected Papers of Bill O'Hanlon," edited by Steffanie O'Hanlon and Bob Bertolino.

The article reviews the book "Psychotherapy as a Human Science," by Daniel Burston and Roger Frie.

Reviews the book "On Becoming a Person: A Therapist's View of Psychotherapy," by Carl R. Rogers.

Farhad Dalal tells the story of a brazen heist that occurred in plain view. By way of example, Dalal examines a paper by Wiles I et al. i ([7]) that recruited 469 patients with treatment-resistant depression for a randomized controlled trial. Both CBT and pharmacological treatments are tied to a belief in symptom relief rather than in the much more labor-intensive and less quantifiable approach that psychoanalysis and related therapies employ. Dalal says that a hyper-rational approach cherry-picks evidence, such that it is impossible to consider alternative therapies or to acknowledge the place of clinical wisdom, narrative evidence, or any other qualitative, ethical, or philosophical factors that might allow for a more critical examination of what constitutes the good life or the nature of human suffering. [Extracted from the article]

The article reviews the book "Diversity, Discipline and Devotion in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy: Clinical and Training Perspectives," by Gertrud Mander.

The article reviews the book "Contributions of Self Psychology to Group Psychotherapy: Selected Papers," by Walter N. Stone.

The article reviews the book "Contributions of Self Psychology to Group Psychotherapy: Selected Papers," by Walter N. Stone.

The article reviews the book "Psychotherapy for the Psychoses: Theoretical, Cultural and Clinical Integration," edited by John F.M. Gleeson, Eoin Killackey and Helen Krstev.

Therefore, it is refreshing to see that Allan N. Schore, the author of "Right Brain Psychotherapy", wrote a book that aims to do exactly that: outlining how our knowledge of the specific functions of the left and right hemisphere could help make psychotherapy more efficient. So while there is some empirical evidence for the idea that the right hemisphere is dominant in infancy, from a laterality researcher's perspective, any claim that one hemisphere is generally dominant during a whole life phase almost certainly is exaggerated and oversimplified. Chapter 5 ("How Love Opens Creativity, Play and the Arts through Early Right Brain Development") outlines the hypothesis that the relational capacity to engage in mutual love is generated in the developing right hemisphere, due to faster early development of this hemisphere. [Extracted from the article]

The article reviews the book "The Journal of Child Psychotherapy."

Carlo Bonomi's book, "A Brief Apocalyptic History of Psychoanalysis: Erasing Trauma," explores the trauma and its effects on the development of psychoanalysis. Bonomi's research focuses on the significance of a dream experienced by Ferenczi, which led him to believe that a second trauma often occurs when a benevolent witness fails to properly acknowledge and understand the initial trauma. Bonomi's research also uncovers the shocking practice of female circumcision in Germany during Freud's time as a pediatrician, which influenced his own trauma and the development of psychoanalysis. The book offers a new perspective on the founding myths of psychoanalysis and the importance of acknowledging and understanding trauma in therapeutic practice. [Extracted from the article]

The article reviews the book "Women and Psychotherapy," by Annette M. Brodsky and Rachel Hare-Mustin.

Reviews the book " Analysis: An International Review of Clinical Psychotherapy," edited by Francisco Bisagni.

Instead, the intention is, 'to convey something of the ethos of the spiritual psyche in clinical practice' (p. xv). Further, it is important to note that, although Bion was keen to encourage therapists to embrace ineffability and went so far as to insist that patients are "worthy of reverence and awe" ([4], p. 284), he did not have any religious faith. It is widely known that Freud disparagingly described religion as an obsessional neurosis: Religious doctrines will have to be discarded. The spiritual psyche in psychotherapy: mysticism, intersubjectivity and psychoanalysis: edited by Pearson, Willow, Helen Marlow, Oxford, Routledge, 2021, 258 pp., £34.99 (pb), ISBN 978-0-367-54255-9. [Extracted from the article]

The article reviews the book "Difficult Topics in Group Psychotherapy: My Journey From Shame to Courage" by Jerome S. Gans.

The aforementioned Brett Kahr did resurrect Winnicott for a posthumous interview and cup of tea, even two, at London's 87 Chester Square (Kahr, [1]) in which Winnicott's life and work were discussed in fascinating detail. Finding the Piggle: reconsidering D.W. Winnicott's most famous child case: edited by Corinne Masur, Bicester, Phoenix Publishing, 2021, 259 pp., RRP £28.99, ISBN 978-1-912691-63-0 Luepnitz' chapter shows us two of Winnicott's own drawings (p. 28) when he and Gabrielle played together, but none of hers, nor the drawings they could have made together in the spirit of the Squiggle enquiry. [Extracted from the article]

Reviews the book "Counseling and Psychotherapy: Classics on Theories and Issues," edited by Ben N. Ard.

Reviews the book "Exploring Sacred Landscapes: Religious and Spiritual Experiences in Psychotherapy," edited by Mary Lou Radnor.

It is also essential to Bohart's understanding of psychotherapy, whether it is its radical nature that he explores, the client as therapist, or how he conceptualizes integrative work. I admit to experiencing some nostalgia reading this book, as Barbara Brodley suggested a number of years back that I get in touch with Art Bohart to see if he would write a chapter for a book I was editing. The Art of Bohart: person-centred therapy and the enhancement of human possibility: by Arthur C. Bohart, Monmouth, UK, PCCS Books, 2021, 210 pp., £17.99 (paperback), ISBN 9781910919798. [Extracted from the article]

The article reviews the book "Self and No-Self: Continuing the Dialogue Between Buddhism and Psychotherapy," edited by Dale Mathers, Melvin E. Miller, and Osamu Ando.

Reviews the book 'Psychotherapy and Behaviour Change, 1973,' edited by H.H. Strupp, A.E. Bergin, P.J. Lang, I.M. Marks, J.D. Matarazzo and G.R. Patterson.

Reviews the book "Psychotherapy for the Whole Family," by Alfred A. Friedman.

The article reviews the book "Money Talks: In Therapy, Society, and Life," edited by Brenda Berger and Stephanie Newman.

The article reviews the books, "Social Work Practice with Men at Risk," by Rich Furman and "Common Factors in Couple and Family Therapy: The Overlooked Foundation for Effective Practice," by Douglas H. Sprenkle, Sean D. Davis and Jay L. Lebow.

The article reviews the book "Murder: A Psychotherapeutic Investigation," by Ronald Doctor.

The article reviews the book "Attachment, Play and Authenticity: A Winnicott Primer," by Steven Tuber.

This paper presents a review of and commentary on the edited collection The Politics of Psychotherapy: New Perspectives. Certain chapters and themes are picked up and elaborated upon. The impact of modernist ‘audit culture’ values on therapy practice are then examined at length. The selective and partial nature of this review article should not mask the rich diversity that constitutes the psychotherapy/politics nexus, which this book admirably represents. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reviews the book "Awakening and Insight: Zen Buddhism and Psychotherapy," edited by Polly Young-Eisendrath and Shoji Muromoto.