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In his revised edition, Cozolino artfully traverses the gap between clinical practice and the emerging literature in neuroscience. By cleverly juxtaposing clinical examples with brain research, he demystifies psychiatric disorders and places them within an easy-to-understand neuroscience framework. Readers will come away knowing just how and why psychotherapeutic processes have a positive impact on the nervous system. --Stephen W. Porges, PhD, Director, Brain-Body Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago
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This is the first text of its kind to link neuroscience and therapy - a must-have for all therapists. A revision of the best-selling mental health book, this groundbreaking text explores the recent revolution in psychotherapy that has brought an understanding of the social nature of people's brains to a therapeutic context. Louis Cozolino is a master at synthesizing neuroscientific information and demonstrating how it applies to psychotherapy practice.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book delivers what I want from it: a way to link ideas of psychotherapy, psychology and neuroscience. It starts with an overview of where psychotherapy is now, and the history behind the different modalities, before going on to the legacy of evolution on our brain and neural networks. Other parts explore how a healthy mind experiences the world, an integrated sense of itself and its social environment, as well as what happens when problems arise. When explained simply, neuroscience has much to offer psychotherapists who are seeking to improve their knowledge about why they are taught certain concepts and techniques. It is also well-researched: the references at the back of the hardback edition run to over 70 pages (the 'meat' of the book is just over 350 pages, so that's a fair ratio). It is similar to Brain-based Therapy with Adults: Evidence-based Treatment for Everyday Practice and A User's Guide to the Brain. In-depth reviews of this book can be seen on Amazon.com.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
For me this is a land-mark book. Among the many insights to be gained from neuroscience which are presented here, there is much that chimes with the empirical wisdom of all schools of psychotherapy. Cozolino manages to weave together the lessons of experience and observation from his practice with the neuroscience which underpins what is going on in the therapeutic relationship. His book is informative, taking the reader deep into the emerging literature on neuroscience, sometimes moving (in his stories of therapeutic encounters) and always clear and well-written. The thinking is rigorous but the warmth and humanity of the author is also much in evidence and I don't think therapists and trainee therapists (like myself) should be put off by the daunting title. The chapters are well constructed in relatively short, focused sections. Those wishing to follow up with further reading will find 76 pages of references to guide them.
Format:Hardcover
Readable and interesting - even for scolars from other fields of science.
My understanding is that both neuroscience and psychoterapy are fields of science where conjectures are a neccessity - there are no final proofs. Furthermore, the interrelation of these two fields is in its infancy. The author makes a good - and as far as I can see - an up-to-date description of the state-of-the-art.
Real life cases makes this book easy to relate to situations that the reader can recognise (either from own experiences or from the experiences of friends and family).
A most useful insight into the intricate workings of the brain and the damages it may suffer.
My understanding is that both neuroscience and psychoterapy are fields of science where conjectures are a neccessity - there are no final proofs. Furthermore, the interrelation of these two fields is in its infancy. The author makes a good - and as far as I can see - an up-to-date description of the state-of-the-art.
Real life cases makes this book easy to relate to situations that the reader can recognise (either from own experiences or from the experiences of friends and family).
A most useful insight into the intricate workings of the brain and the damages it may suffer.
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Informative
The second edition is a useful update on a good description of the emerging body of work which seeks to inform psychotherapy with developments from neuroscience. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Michael Ellis
Waste of a good tree
The author piles conjecture upon conjecture, and seems to think that repeating that process often enough conveys the authority of a scientific proof. It doesn't. Read more
Published 23 months ago by L. Fitzgerald
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