From reviews of the previous edition:
A welcome primer for the psychotherapy novice. Accessible and exceptionally readable, the authors struck successfully a fine balance between giving enough background to orientate the newcomer to a clear level of understanding, and including too much detail at the expense of readability.
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
An excellent small text which deserves to be widely read I shall urge my trainees to read it.
British Journal of Psychiatry
This book is strongly recommended to general psychiatrists in training who need t learn about the basic approaches to psychotherapy and to prepare them for their higher examinations.
The Lancet
Provides an excellent and up-to-date guide to psychotherapy for general practitioners and other members of the primary care team.
Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
This volume has gone far along the road towards providing the ideal initiation.
Irish Journal of Psychotherapy
This book is likely to retain its place as probably the most satisfactory introduction to the field. The book can be recommended as a first text for psychiatric trainees and others involved in psychotherapy.
Anthony Ryle, Psychiatric Developments
Provides a fine introduction to the major spheres of psychotherapy. One of the greatest contributions of the book is its blending of the academic and applied facets of psychotherapy in a manner that is understandable to the novice.
Contemporary Psychology