Talking Over The Years

Talking Over the Years is a book that covers psychodynamic psychotherapy in relation to older people. It is written by a team of psychodynamic psychotherapists, and it is clinically relevant. The book is divided into three parts: the first part covers the history of psychodynamic psychotherapy, the second part covers the theory of psychodynamic psychotherapy, and the third part covers the practice of psychodynamic psychotherapy. The book is rich in clinical material, and it is an excellent resource for anyone involved in the care of older people with mental health problems.

It is now recognised that older adults can benefit from psychodynamic therapy. Talking Over the Years illuminates the psychodynamic theories of the twentieth century and turns its attentions to the thorny issues of aging and the complications of later life. Review: Talking Over the Years is a comprehensive and clearly written overview of psychodynamic psychotherapy in relation to older people. Its clinical relevance is emphasised throughout case vignettes... anyone involved with the clinical care of older people with mental health problems would benefit from reading this book, and from applying some of the concepts to their day-to-day work. - Jonathan Hillam, Old Age Psychiatrist, 2005 This is a pot-pourri of writings that will stimulate the reader to reconsider issues they encounter in their everyday work. It provides useful summaries of the thinking of emminent psychodynamic psychotherapists. Among many richs, the chapter on loneliness from a kleinian perspective is a good example, and later in the book there is a fascinating material about Kohut's thinking on Narcissism... this book will provoke readers to think with curiosity about their patients, themselves and their teams. - Jan R. Oyebode, British Journal of Psychiatry A unified volume on the theory and practice of psychodynamic psychotherapy in old age... a solid and useful overview of psychotherapeutic approaches in settings devoted to the health and social care of older people. The authors provide clear and succinct accounts of the traditional approaches developed by the founding fathers. These are supplemented by many and quite often extended clinical examples that enable the reader to share the various therapeutic journeys. The authors' evident enthusiasm is conveyed, and should interest a broad audience and extend the practice of psychotherapy across the lifespan. - Chris Gilleard, Ageing and Society The book is a real resource, rich in theoretical and clinical material... For me the book felt like a little oasis in what can seem like the desert of theoretical and clinical discussion about working with older people... I would urge them to consider a second volume. - Jane Burns, Queen Margaret University Edinburgh, UK, INSCAPE, June, 2007