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Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers Psychotherapy in India Past, Present and Future by Geetha Desai
This book focuses on psychotherapy in the Indian context. The book begins with the history of
psychotherapy in India, tracing the path of its journey in India both in practice and growth as a sociality.
The book has two sections. Section 1, “Inquiring Voices from the Region", has chapters on training in
psychotherapy in India for psychiatrists, psychotherapy with special populations of children, persons from
low literacy and socio-economic backgrounds and the current state of psychoanalytic practice in India. The
last chapter in this section addresses psychological therapies in India in the Global context. Section
2,"Helpful Echoes from the Indian Diaspora," has chapters on the journey of the psychiatrist in becoming a
medical psychotherapist, placing India in their psychotherapeutic work. Chapters focusing on yoga and
mindfulness in cognitive psychotherapy and psychotherapy in Bhagavad Gita are included in the second
section. The last chapter concludes the main findings and provides recommendations for the growth of
psychotherapy. This book gives an overview of the past, present, and future of psychotherapy in India.
Editors: Geetha Desai, et al.
Key Features:-
• This book is an attempt to understand the past, present, and future of psychotherapy in India, and
has substantial scientific information and evidence to enrich and inspire the readers.
• This unique book covers every aspect in great detail by experts in the field.
• It will be a hugely popular and will make a mark in the field of Psychotherapy