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Storr's The Art of Psychotherapy: Third Edition

Author(s) : Anthony Storr, Editor : Jeremy Holmes

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susanne stevens on 11/12/2015 17:57:50

(3 out of 5)

Anthony Storr wrote during the days when therapy and labelling and technical jargon was less prevalent and the writing style was less constrained by the modern academic style - it was less of a text book than the - which gave a humane approach to therapy and an introduction to psychology to thousands of readers.

Some will enjoy the approach taken by Jeremy Holmes, some will find it surprising that an original author's book can be used to overlay and add content, without the consent of the original author. That is after his death when obviously there can be no mutual agreement. Any analysis cannot fail to see aspects of the 'son' wishing to overtake the 'father' here! There is a surprising statement made by J.H which many would find dubious in a therapy encounter - that is that he sees patients/clients as his surrogate children - the impact of that attitude on practice needs more explanation.

Also in a version which substantially changes Anthony Storr's original book, it would have been possible to include a chapter from the clients' point of view. That was not so considered in Storr's day. Those of us who so admired Anthony Storr would prefer to have seen his book used as a springboard by J. Holmes for another book perhaps. Others would probably find this an interesting introduction to therapy.