Psychotherapy and Buddhism: Toward an Integration

by Jeffrey B. Rubin

Book Overview

There is currently a burgeoning interest in the relationship between the Western psychotherapeutic and Buddhist meditative traditions among therapists, researchers, and spiritual seekers. Psychotherapy and Buddhism initiates a conversation between these two modern methods of achieving greater self-understanding and peace of mind. Dr. Jeffrey B. Rubin explores how they might be combined to better serve patients in therapy and adherents to a spiritual way of life. He examines the strengths and limitations of each tradition through three contexts: the nature of self, conception of ideal health, and process of achieving optimal health. The volume features the first two cases of Buddhists in psychoanalytic treatment.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306454416
• ISBN13: 9780306454417
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.2"