Psychodynamics and Psychotherapy of Pseudoseizures

This is a unique book based on fifteen years of intensive clinical practice with and investigations into the causes and treatment of pseudoseizures. It provides a classification scheme, which permits the clinician to reduce complex clinical material to a few well-defined and coherent pseudoseizure syndromes.

The major theme of the work is the influence of trauma in the genesis of pseudoseizures along with treatment implications. Dr Kalogjera-Sackellares offers a psychodynamic model for understanding pseudoseizure syndromes by utilizing and synthesizing concepts drawn from three different schools of psychodynamic theory and therapy: psychoanalytic theory, object relations theory and self psychology. Furthermore, practical guidance and techniques are offered for handling situations that might be encountered while conducting therapy as well as a valuable summary of the neurological features of pseudoseizure syndromes.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown House Publishing
Published: 02/10/2004
ISBN: 9781904424277
Pages: 304
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.44w x 0.95d

Review Citations: Scitech Book News 12/01/2004 pg. 100