It’s Not Always Depression: Working the Change Triangle to Listen to the Body, Discover Core Emotions, and Connect to Your Authentic Self

[摘要] By Hilary Jacobs Hendel, LCSW with foreword by Diana Fosha PhD. New York: Spiegel & Grau; 2018. 298 pages, Hardcover list price: $28.00Reviewed by Joshua Griffiths, MDpsychotherapypsychodynamicpsychopathologyshametraumaemotionIn It’s Not Always Depression, Hilary Jacobs Hendel seeks to distill accelerated experiential dynamic therapy (AEDP) into an easy-to-read guide for both patient and therapist. A major tenet of AEDP is the recognition that often the patient’s initial complaints of depression or anxiety are inhibitory or secondary emotions. These secondary emotions arise from defenses against “core emotions” that have not been fully processed or experienced because of perceptions that they are invalid, too overwhelming, or not socially acceptable. Core emotions can be things like fear, anger, sadness, disgust, joy, excitement, or sexual excitement. The therapist’s goal is to help the patient identify inhibitory emotions, trace them to their sources earlier in life, and physically experience the underlying core emotion.

[学科分类] 儿科学

[关键词] psychotherapy;psychodynamic;psychopathology;shame;trauma;emotion