Before Epstein became a medical student at Harvard and began training as a psychiatrist, he immersed himself in Buddhism with influential teachers. The positive outlook of Buddhism and the meditative principle of living in the moment came to influence his study and practice of psychotherapy profoundly. This is Epstein's memoir of his early years as a student of Buddhism and of how Buddhism shaped his approach to therapy. It is also a practical guide...

A young woman's world unravels when a drug prescribed by her psychiatrist has unexpected side effects

Guides readers in finding a therapist, discussing the types of therapy available, how to handle insurance issues, and measuring results.

"A dizzying novel of deception and metempsychosis by the author of the National Book Award finalist Far North"--

This furious, trenchant, and audacious series of interrelated dialogues and letters takes a searing look at not only the legacy of psychotherapy, but also practically every aspect of contemporary living--from sexuality to politics, media, the environment, and life in the city. James Hillman--controversial renegade Jungian psychologist, the man Robert Bly has called "the most lively and original psychologist we've had in America since William James"--joins...

Hudson Milbank is convinced that he's going insane. But he's just met the perfect girl and struggles to be his most charming self. Meanwhile, he frantically seeks a cure for his anxieties and goes through a string of therapists who turns out to be crazier than he is

The professional and personal misadventures of a psychologist and his family, patients, friends and colleagues. (MTM Enterprises, 1972-73).

As Tom Seymour walks with his wife along the river Tyne, they see a young man jump from the jetty into the freezing water. Instinctively, Tom rescues him. But his act saves the life of Danny Miller, whose past, as well as whose future, will come to haunt Tom. Recently released from prison, and living under an assumed name, Danny was tried for murder as a 10-year-old on the basis of Tom's assessment of him as a psychologist. When Danny asks Tom to...