1st Edition

A Critical History of Psychotherapy Two volume Set

476 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

476 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The first of two volumes, it traces the roots of psychotherapy in ancient times, through the influence of Freud and Jung up to the events following the second world war. The book shows how the history of psychotherapy has evolved over time through different branches and examines the offshoots as they develop. Volume 2 traces the evolution of psychotherapy from the 1950s and the later 20 th... Read more

Editorial note

Chap. 1 Mental health care from antiquity to modern times

 

Chap. 2 From Hypnotism to Psychotherapy

 

Chap. 3 The twentieth century and the rooting of psychotherapy

 

Chap. 4 Depth psychology between the World Wars

Chap. 5 New Approaches to Psychotherapy Before and After World War II

Index

Editorial note

Chap. 6 A middle earth: The fifties

Chap. 7 The Outbreak of New Treatment Paradigms in the Face of a Changing Social Climate

Chap. 8 The Seventies and Eighties between Social Engagement and Individualism

Chap. 9 From the past to the future

Index

Biography

Renato Foschi is Professor of History of Psychology and History of Science at the Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. Marco Innamorati is Professor of Dynamic and Developmental Psychology and History and Philosophy of Scientific Concepts at the University of Rome, Italy.