Seminars in the Psychotherapies

Rachel Gibbons is a Consultant Psychiatrist, Medical Psychotherapist, Psychoanalyst and Group Analyst based in London, UK. She has worked in the NHS for the past 20 years in various psychiatric and psychotherapeutic settings. Up until February 2020, she also worked as the National Director of Therapies for the Priory Group. She is a member of the Executive Committee of the Medical Psychotherapy Faculty of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. She is the Chair of the new RCPsych working group on the Effect of Suicide and Homicide on Psychiatrists, and the Patient Safety Group. She has been working on suicide over the last 12 years and is a member of the National Suicide Prevention Advisory Group. Jo O'Reilly is a Consultant Psychiatrist and Medical Psychotherapist working in Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK, and a member of the British Psychoanalytic Society. During her 16 years in her current NHS role, she has developed a keen interest in the application of psychoanalytic ideas to psychiatric care and how this can enrich clinical understanding and support staff. She is a member of the Executive Committee of the Medical Psychotherapy Faculty of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and vice chair of the Specialist Advisory Committee contributing to curriculum development and training nationally. She has extensive experience in supervision, consultation and reflective practice within mental health care, developing activities locally and nationally which contribute towards a more psychotherapeutic approach to psychiatry.

• Part I. Therapy Theory and Practice; Section 1. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: 1. Psychodynamic theory: the development of a model of the mind Jo O'Reilly; 2. A psychodynamic approach to psychiatry Jo O'Reilly; 3. Referral for psychodynamic psychotherapy: processes and considerations Jo O'Reilly; 4. Psychodynamic psychotherapy: the consultation process Jo O'Reilly; 5. Psychological models for case formulation Rachel Gibbons; 6. Psychodynamic psychotherapy practice: an introduction Rachel Gibbons; Section 2. Other Forms of Psychotherapy: 7. Cognitive behavioural therapy and dialectical behavioural therapy: an introduction PJ Saju; 8. Brief psychodynamic psychotherapies Frank Margaison; 9. Systemic family therapy PJ Saju; 10. Cognitive analytic therapy (Cat): developing the model and the method Jason Hepple; 11. Group analytic psychotherapy and the group analytic model a clinician's guide Maria Papanastassiou; 12. Mentalizing in psychiatric practice Anthony Bateman; Part II. Applied Psychotherapeutic Thinking; Section 1. Psychological and Psychodynamic Approaches to Psychiatry: 13. Psychological approaches to affective disorders Sue Stuart Smith; 14. Psychological approaches to psychosis Jo O'Reilly; 15. Personality disorder Tennyson Lee; 16. Complex post-traumatic stress disorder Jo Stubley; 17. Psychological approaches to medical unexplained symptoms Simon Heyland; 18. The psychodynamics self-harm Rachel Gibbons; 19. Psychodynamic aspects of suicide and homicide Rachel Gibbons and Gwen Adshead; 20. Forensic psychotherapy Jessica Yateley; Section 2. Work in Practice: 21. The effect on staff and organisations of working with patients with psychotic illness Rachel Gibbons; 22. Introduction to organisational dynamics Phil Stokoe; 23. Reflective practice and its central place in mental health care Maria Eyes; 24. Working psychotherapeutically with children Margot Waddell; 25. Therapeutic communities Steve Pearce; Section 3. Contemporary Developments: 26. The open dialogue approach Miomir Milovanovic; 27. Neuropsychoanalysis and relational neuroscience Sue Mizen; 28. Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy Tim Read; 29. Psychotherapeutic development through the life of the psychiatrist William Burbrige-James.

'This is a wonderful book which covers the depth and breadth of psychotherapy in a single, easily digestible, evidenced-based book. The authors' expertise shines through as we move from an introduction covering the 'greats' in psychoanalysis to more detailed discussions in areas such as self-harm, therapeutic communities and group analysis. The range and breadth of the various chapters means that there is something for everyone - for me, as a general practitioner trying to understand how to manage medically unexplained symptoms, for psychiatrists trying to grabble with the existential issue of why people take their own lives and through to those in leadership positions trying to make sense of organisational and team dynamics. I enjoyed this book immensely and commend it very highly to anyone interested in unconscious processes in the lives of our patients, our colleagues and our society.' Dame Clare Gerada, General Practitioner, and Medical Director, Practitioner Health