Textbook of Transpersonal Psychiatry and Psychology

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Pub. Date: 1996-05-17
Publisher(s): Basic Books
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Summary

This important new book brings together the work of top scholars and clinicians at leading universities and medical centers on the benefits and risks of transpersonal therapy. After comparing a variety of multicultural approachesZen Buddhism, existential phenomenology, and Christian mysticism, among many othersthe book offers a wealth of information on specific disorders and the application of transpersonal psychology techniques such as visualization, breathwork, and "past lives" regression.With solid scholarship, wide scope, and accessible style,Textbook of Transpersonal Psychiatry and Psychologywill become the standard work for students, researchers, clinicians, and lay readers interested in extending psychiatry and psychology into sciences that describe the functioning of the human mind, thereby building bridges between those disciplines and spirituality.

Author Biography

Bruce W. Scotton, M.D., is associate clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California at San Francisco and is a Jungian analyst in private practice in San Francisco and Corte Madera. Allan B. Chinen, M.D., is associate clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California at San Francisco and in private practice in San Francisco. He is the author of Waking the World, In the Ever After, Once Upon a Midlife, and Beyond the Hero. John R. Battista, M.D., M.A., is a longtime student, educator, practitioner, and contributor to the fields of transpersonal psychiatry and psychology. He is currently in private practice in New Milford, CT, and was formerly residency training director in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California at Davis. Bruce W. Scotton, M.D., is associate clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California at San Francisco and is a Jungian analyst in private practice in San Francisco and Corte Madera. Allan B. Chinen, M.D., is associate clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California at San Francisco and in private practice in San Francisco. He is the author of Waking the World, In the Ever After, Once Upon a Midlife, and Beyond the Hero. John R. Battista, M.D., M.A., is a longtime student, educator, practitioner, and contributor to the fields of transpersonal psychiatry and psychology. He is currently in private practice in New Milford, CT, and was formerly residency training director in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California at Davis. Bruce W. Scotton, M.D., is associate clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California at San Francisco and is a Jungian analyst in private practice in San Francisco and Corte Madera. Allan B. Chinen, M.D., is associate clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California at San Francisco and in private practice in San Francisco. He is the author of Waking the World, In the Ever After, Once Upon a Midlife, and Beyond the Hero. John R. Battista, M.D., M.A., is a longtime student, educator, practitioner, and contributor to the fields of transpersonal psychiatry and psychology. He is currently in private practice in New Milford, CT, and was formerly residency training director in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California at Davis.

Table of Contents

Contributorsp. xi
Acknowledgmentsp. xv
Forewordp. xvii
Introductionp. 1
Introduction and Definition of Transpersonal Psychiatryp. 3
Notesp. 8
The Emergence of Transpersonal Psychiatryp. 9
Notesp. 18
Theory and Researchp. 19
William James and Transpersonal Psychiatryp. 21
Notesp. 27
Freud's Influence on Transpersonal Psychologyp. 29
Notesp. 37
The Contribution of C. G. Jung to Transpersonal Psychiatryp. 39
Notesp. 50
Abraham Maslow and Roberto Assagioli: Pioneers of Transpersonal Psychologyp. 52
Notesp. 61
The Worldview of Ken Wilberp. 62
Notesp. 72
The Consciousness Research of Stanislav Grofp. 75
Notesp. 84
Consciousness, Information Theory, and Transpersonal Psychiatryp. 85
Notesp. 94
Shamanism and Healingp. 96
Notesp. 102
The Contribution of Hinduism and Yoga to Transpersonal Psychiatryp. 104
Notesp. 113
The Contribution of Buddhism to Transpersonal Psychiatryp. 114
Notesp. 122
Kabbalah and Transpersonal Psychiatryp. 123
Notesp. 130
Referencesp. 130
Transpersonal Psychology: Roots in Christian Mysticismp. 134
Notesp. 143
Native North American Healersp. 145
Notesp. 153
Aging and Adult Spiritual Development: a Transpersonal View of the Life Cycle through Fairy Talesp. 155
Notesp. 164
Meditation Research: the State of the Artp. 167
Notesp. 174
Psychedelics and Transpersonal Psychiatryp. 176
Notesp. 183
Parapsychology and Transpersonal Psychologyp. 186
Notesp. 191
Contemporary Physics and Transpersonal Psychiatryp. 195
Notesp. 205
The Contribution of Anthropology to Transpersonal Psychiatryp. 207
Notesp. 214
Western Analytical Philosophy and Transpersonal Epistemologyp. 217
Notesp. 227
Clinical Practicep. 229
Diagnosis: a Transpersonal Clinical Approach to Religious and Spiritual Problemsp. 231
Notesp. 245
Offensive Spirituality and Spiritual Defensesp. 250
Notesp. 260
The Phenomenology and Treatment of Kundalinip. 261
Notesp. 270
Transpersonal Psychotherapy with Psychotic Disorders and Spiritual Emergencies with Psychotic Featuresp. 271
Notesp. 280
Transpersonal Techniques and Psychotherapyp. 282
Notesp. 292
Transpersonal Psychotherapy with Religious Personsp. 293
Notesp. 301
The Near-Death Experience as a Transpersonal Crisisp. 302
Notesp. 314
Treating Former Members of Cultsp. 316
Notesp. 326
Psychopharmacology and Transpersonal Psychologyp. 327
Notesp. 334
Psychedelic Psychotherapyp. 335
Notesp. 341
Clinical Aspects of Meditationp. 344
Notesp. 354
Guided-Imagery Therapyp. 355
Notesp. 365
Breathwork: Theory and Techniquep. 366
Notesp. 375
Past-Life Therapyp. 377
Notesp. 387
Transpersonal Psychiatry in Psychiatry Residency Training Programsp. 388
Notesp. 395
Toward a Psychology of Human and Ecological Survival: Psychological Approaches to Contemporary Global Threatsp. 396
Notesp. 404
Conclusionp. 407
Integration and Conclusionp. 409
An Annotated Guide to the Transpersonal Literaturep. 416
Indexp. 427
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