TY  - BOOK
AU  - Deurzen,Emmy Van
TI  - Psychotherapy and the quest for happiness
SN  - 9780761944102 (hbk.)
U1  - 616.891401 23
PY  - 2009///
CY  - London
PB  - SAGE
KW  - Psychotherapy
KW  - Happiness
KW  - Philosophy
N1  - BPK; Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Opening Pandora's box : values and beliefs in psychotherapy --
; 2. The good life : philosophy as a guide to therapy --
; 3. Positive psychology : a science of well being --
; 4. Predictable difficulties : everyday challenges --
; 5. Life crisis : triumph over trauma --
; 6. Speech is silver and silence golden : feelings remain unspoken --
; 7. The meaning of being : beyond the quest for happiness
N2  - 	
The author addresses the controversial subject of the moral role of psychotherapists. She asks searching questions about the meaning of life, seeking to define what a good life consists of and how therapists might help their clients to live well rather than living simply in search of happiness
ER  -