The Human Elements of Psychotherapy: A Nonmedical Model of Emotional Healing

by David N. Elkins

This book presents a nonmedical model of psychotherapy--one that places common factors, particularly human factors, at the center and moves modalities and techniques to the periphery. In a concise volume, Elkins summarizes the supporting evidence from various fields, including clinical psychology, attachment theory, social relationships research, neuroscience, and evolutionary theory. All of these fields show that humans are evolved to develop, maintain,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433820668
• ISBN13: 9781433820663
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
• Length: 155 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"