ALEX COREN is Director of Psychodynamic Studies at the University of Oxford, UK. He has extensive experience of working as a psychodynamic therapist in a variety of settings and has taught widely, most recently in the field of time-limited therapies. His previous publications include A Psychodynamic Approach to Education (1997).

• Introduction to Second EditionIn the Beginning: The History of Short Term TherapyApplication of Psychoanalytic Theory and Practice in Contemporary Time-Limited TherapiesIdiom, the Therapuetic Triangle and TransferenceAssessment for Time Limited TherapyDifferences in Therapeutic Technique between Open Ended and Time Limited TherapiesTraining and supervisionTime Limited Therapy in Different ContextsDoes it Work? Outcome in Focal TherapyConcluding Remarks.