PSYCHOTHERAPY OF CHRONIC SCHIZOPHRENIC PATIENTS
Book Details + Condition: Little, Brown and Company (Boston, MA). First Edition, 1958. Very scarce. Hardcover. 219 pages. Volume on schizophrenia and treatment edited by Carl Whitaker, an early proponent of family therapy. This book follows the family therapy model of treatment for schizophrenia, with chapters including "Schizophrenic Distortions of Communication" by Gregory Bateson, "Family and Sexuality" by Donald Jackson, "Family Management" by Edward Taylor, and more. A solid copy of a very scarce first edition, with firm binding; light wear to boards, with a bit of discoloration; name and stamp to front free endpaper and 3 pages with ink underlining.
