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The Psychiatric Witness in Court

What Mental Health Professionals Need to Know

By: Calvin A. Colarusso

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The Psychiatric Witness in Court

What Mental Health Professionals Need to Know

By: Calvin A. Colarusso

In The Psychiatric Witness In Court: What Mental Health Professionals Need to Know, Cal Colarusso documents how the psychiatric profession plays a vital role in the legal process. Reports of evaluations and psychological test reports are provided, in addition to examples of direct testimony and cross-examination taken from actual cases. Colarusso ultimately demystifies the process by demonstrating that the well-prepared mental health expert has little to fear from cross-examination.

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1442230401

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9781442230408

The Race Against Time

Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis in the Second Half of Life

By: Robert A. Nemiroff,Calvin A. Colarusso

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The Race Against Time

Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis in the Second Half of Life

By: Robert A. Nemiroff,Calvin A. Colarusso

This is the second book in the pioneering investigation of adult develop ment by Robert A. Nemiroff and Calvin A. Colarusso. The first, Adult Development: A New Dimension in Psychodynamic Theory and Practice, ar rived to critical acclaim in 1981. It presented a psychodynamic theory of development during the second half of life and a model of normal adult functioning. This book is the logical sequel, expanding and elaborating the original formulations and applying them to the clinical practice of psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. Nemiroff and Colarusso demonstrate that these are appropriate techniques for patients in the second half of life, regardless of age. They lay to rest many stereotypes and myths that have long interfered with the dynamic treatment of older patients, and they propose exciting new conceptualizations such as that of adult develop mental arrests. The genetic approach reaches beyond childhood and adolescence and takes on important new meaning by incorporating an adult developmental past that influences both psychopathology and transference. The relationship between theory and therapy is richly demonstrated in the clinical presentations, including ten detailed case histories of pa tients between the ages of 40 and BO. These and other clinical discussions provide ample evidence that a psychodynamic approach that is based on a sound adult developmental psychology can be extraordinarily effective. They also demonstrate both the similarities and differences in working with older versus younger patients. This work is a major contribution in a long-neglected dimension of clinical psychiatry. SHERWYN M.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1489934812

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9781489934819

Child and Adult Development

A Psychoanalytic Introduction for Clinicians

By: Calvin A. Colarusso

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Child and Adult Development

A Psychoanalytic Introduction for Clinicians

By: Calvin A. Colarusso

Developmental theory is the essence of any psychodynamic psychother apy, and certainly of psychoanalysis. It is through an understanding of progressive life events, and the way these events relate to associated biological and social events, that we come to understand both psycho pathology and psychological strengths. For a long time we have needed a clinically oriented book that surveys normal development in both childhood and adulthood. This book should be particularly helpful to all mental health professionals whose daily work requires a constant awareness and appraisal of devel opmental issues. Dr. Colarusso has integrated and summarized a tremen dous amount of theoretical, empirical, and clinical material in a format that makes it come alive through clinical examples. This book should be of great interest to all students of human behav ior as well as to seasoned clinicians. SHERWYN M. WOODS, M. D. , PH. D. vii Preface Each year as I gave a lecture series on child and adult development to the adult and child psychiatric residents at the University of California at San Diego, someone inevitably would ask, "Is there a book that I could understand that has all of this information in it?" I would reply that I did not know of any single source, but I could refer the person to many articles and books on development.

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1475796730

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Adult Development

A New Dimension in Psychodynamic Theory and Practice

By: Calvin A. Colarusso,Robert A. Nemiroff

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Adult Development

A New Dimension in Psychodynamic Theory and Practice

By: Calvin A. Colarusso,Robert A. Nemiroff

This volume is about the normal development of adulthood, as weIl as its vieissitudes and the contributions of such development to psycho pathology. The authors are psychoanalysts of great dinieal skill and perceptiveness, but while their focus is consistently a psychodynamie one, their conceptualizations about adult developmental processes are applicable to virtually all kinds of therapy. It is extraordinary how little attention has been paid to the effects of adult developmental experience on mental development. Obviously mental structures are not statie after the profound experiences of child hood and adolescence, nor are they merely a template upon whieh adult experiences are processed. The authors dearly demonstrate that current adult experience always adds to, and interacts with, existing mental structure, whieh is itself the result of all preceding develop ment. After a first section in whieh they examine life cyde ideas on de velopment from antiquity to the present, they present their own work as it relates to adult experience and adult development. Their hypoth eses about the psychodynamie theory of adult development are partie ularly creative and an enormous contribution to the psychiatrie litera ture and the dinical understanding of patients. Consistent with their views that development in adulthood is an ongoing and dynamic process, they elaborate their ideas that childhood development is fo cused primarily on the formation of psychie structure while adult de velopment is concerned with the continued evolution of existing struc ture and its use.

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1489936564

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Finding Happiness in Parenthood: The Toughest, Most Fulfilling Job Ever

By: Calvin A. Colarusso

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Finding Happiness in Parenthood: The Toughest, Most Fulfilling Job Ever

By: Calvin A. Colarusso

This book is about one of life's most profound, rewarding, and difficult experiences-- parenthood. Becoming a parent isn't too difficult. In fact, the process is usually, if not always, enjoyable. But nature plays a dirty trick. There are a few minutes of pleasure and profound enjoyment along the way as your child grows and matures. But there are also sleepless nights, endless car pools, disappointments and potential problems every step of the way. Anthropologist, David Guttman, spoke of the chronic emergency of parenthood. In this book Dr. Colarusso, a father of three and grandfather of six, who has seen it all, traces the experience of parenthood from pregnancy through the stages of childhood and adolescence and through the years of living with adult children and grandchildren. With wit and wisdom, he describes the pleasures and travails of one of life's most profound experiences. This is a book for prospective parents and for parents of any age. Finding Happiness in Parenthood: The Toughest, Most fulfilling Job Ever provides parents with a road map for raising their children, guiding them around potholes and providing scenic overviews to enhance the pleasure of this most fascinating of life's journeys. This book includes information on: Understanding the psychological impact of pregnancy on mothers and fathers Parenting practices which promote childrens’ development Accepting the inevitable march of children into the big world outside the home Gracefully integrating in-laws into the family Allowing grown children to facilitate the parent's' transition into late adulthood Use the strategies in this book to become happy parent of a healthy child.

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True Nature Productions

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098398025X

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The Golden Age of Childhood: The Elementary School Years

By: Calvin A. Colarusso

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The Golden Age of Childhood: The Elementary School Years

By: Calvin A. Colarusso

The Golden Age of Childhood: The Elementary School Years By Calvin A. Colarusso, M.D.Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of California at San Diego (12/29/11) The elementary school years are the Golden Age of Childhood because they are a time of slow, even, physical growth and great leaps forward intellectually and socially. It's a time for both girls and boys to play soccer and have a best friend, to go on sleepovers and become ardent fans of a favorite baseball or football team. And it's also a time to ride bikes in the park, eat ice cream on a lazy summer afternoon, have carefree moments with nothing to do and get absorbed in a good book. What a wonderful time for parents! Children between the ages of six and eleven or twelve can take care of themselves in regard to eating sleeping and hygiene. For the most part they cause little trouble, listen well and most importantly; they like and admire their parents and want to spend time with them. Mom and Dad really are the greatest! Enjoy it, folks. Unfortunately, such admiration is short-lived, soon to be replaced by the uncomfortable but necessary distancing and disdainful scrutiny of every parental word in adolescence, which is just around the corner. Child psychiatrist, Cal Colarusso M.D. loved raising two boys and a girl through these wonderful years, has fond memories of his own childhood in a much simpler age and has had the privilege of treating scores of boys and girls over the past five decades. In this book he uses his personal experience as a parent, grandfather and therapist to share his knowledge of this age with parents in a relaxed but informative manner. After all, after months and years of sleepless nights, dirty diapers and temper tantrums, parents deserve a Golden Age too. The Golden Age of Childhood: The Elementary School Years provides parents with an in depth understanding of what makes children of this age tick and provides suggestions on how to promote maximum growth and development. This book provides information on: · The emergence of the capacity for friendships · The development of morality and a strong sense of right and wrong · The elaboration of sexual identity · The physical, emotional and cognitive capacities needed to succeed in school · The nature of play in childhood · The rhyme and reason behind classical fairy tales and movies of this phase of development Use the strategies in this book to guide your child through the elementary school years while enjoying the process every step of the way.

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The Psychiatric Witness in Court

What Mental Health Professionals Need to Know

By: Calvin A. Colarusso

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The Psychiatric Witness in Court

What Mental Health Professionals Need to Know

By: Calvin A. Colarusso

The Psychiatric Witness in Court provides real case studies and testimonies for professionals interested in forensic psychiatry. Detailed information helps those who serve as expert witnesses to be well-prepared to understand the role of the mental health professional within the justice system.

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1442230398

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Book's by Calvin A. Colarusso

The Psychiatric Witness in Court

The Psychiatric Witness in Court

The Race Against Time

The Race Against Time

Child and Adult Development

Child and Adult Development

Adult Development

Adult Development

Finding Happiness in Parenthood: The Toughest, Most Fulfilling Job Ever

Finding Happiness in Parenthood: The Toughest, Most Fulfilling Job Ever

The Golden Age of Childhood: The Elementary School Years

The Golden Age of Childhood: The Elementary School Years

The Psychiatric Witness in Court

The Psychiatric Witness in Court

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