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Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy: A Systematic Individual and Social Psychiatry
Eric Berne’s Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy (1961) presents his approach to understanding personality and social interactions.
Book details
Author of listed edition: Eric Berne
Edition: Grove Press edition (1961)
Publisher: Grove Press
Edition year: 1961
Language and origin: English (United States)
Form and genre: Clinical & Theoretical Monograph
Level: Intermediate
Historical era: 1960–1979 · Humanistic, Cognitive & Systemic Turn
Covers: Berne’s structural analysis and ego states; Transactional analysis and social interactions; Berne’s approach to psychotherapy
APA 7th reference: Berne, E. (1961). Transactional analysis in psychotherapy: A systematic individual and social psychiatry. Grove Press.
What it is
Eric Berne’s book was published by Grove Press in 1961. It presents his approach to transactional analysis in psychotherapy.
What it covers
The available catalogue and contents describe structural and transactional analysis, including Berne’s Parent, Adult and Child ego-state framework. These terms are part of a clinical theory; they should not be treated as independently established biological categories.
Reading this record
This is a historical and bibliographic description, not an evaluation of treatment effectiveness. The full text was not reviewed for this entry. The ISBN previously listed has not been verified for the 1961 Grove Press edition.
Sources and inspection notes
Open British National Bibliography. Transactional analysis in psychotherapy, catalogue record.
Supports: Catalogue records the title, author, publisher and 1961 date.
Google Books. Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy, catalogue record.
Supports: Catalogue and partial contents describe the scope of the book; the full text was not reviewed.
Penguin Random House. Eric Berne, MD.
Supports: Publisher biography identifies the book as one of Berne’s works outlining transactional analysis.