You do not currently have permission to view the full text for this document. Please sign in to an account with an active subscription or contact support.
This is a readable book, which fulfils a useful function for the general reader not covered by existing, more specialized works. It provides a helpful guide to ‘the talking treatments’ for those unfamiliar with them, who may be bewildered by their variety and some of the concepts. It is intended as a basic introduction, which readers can then supplement with more detailed works. Lindsay Knight discusses the various reasons for seeking treatment, and the different sorts of therapies available, based on interviews both with those who have experienced them and with practitioners. There is a list of addressess and organizations which would help the consulter to find the right therapy, with a rough guide to 1986 prices.
Lindsay Knight begins by briefly stating the need for psychotherapy, as opposed to drugs (a case made more elaborately by Nini Herman [1987] and makes the point which many authors neglect about the difficulty of obtaining psychotherapy in Britain, partly because of the lack of availability on the National Health Service and the expense involved in