Metacognitive Interpersonal Therapy Body, Imagery and Change

The field of psychotherapy is moving beyond old polarities. In this new volume on Metacognitive Interpersonal Therapy (MIT), Dimaggio and colleagues enter the central stage of this process. As readers we are introduced to the forefront of contemporary theoretical and technical debates. Deeply respectful and ethically grounded in style, while at the same time playful, challenging and conveying an intellectual joy of exploring new terrains. A delightful and highly stimulating read.

Sigmund Karterud, MD, PhD. Professor of psychiatry, Oslo University Hospital.

Metacognitive Interpersonal Therapy represents a significant addition to our world literature on psychotherapy and its application to complex conditions including persons with histories of trauma, maladaptive personality traits, anxiety, dissociation and eating disorders. While falling generally within the field of cognitive psychotherapies it moves beyond the dualistic views which separate mind and body which plague this approach. It understands human suffering cannot be reduced to discrete thoughts or failures to form singular adaptive ideas and advances our field by focusing on the inextricably entwined embodied and reflective experiences which lay at the core of mental health.

Paul H Lysaker, Clinical Psychologist Roudebush VA Medical Center, Professor Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry