From Chaos to Coherence

-... I am flooded with warmth for this little expert on the art of living, who has just realised that even he has the possibility to live a long life. My interpretation is that he trusts he will get the time he needs in therapy to reach, first adulthood, and, then, old age. Right now he believes he will continue to be in therapy for the rest of his life. He cannot imagine that it is going to come to an end. However, I have started to think about when we will have to part and I am not looking forward to it...-

Elisabeth Cleve was born in 1946 in Stockholm, Sweden, where she was educated at the Erica Founcation, a training centre for psychotherapists specializing in children and adolescents. She is a licensed psychologist and psychotherapist for children and young people, a specialist in clinical psychology, a supervisor and an author. Her publications include 'From Chaos to Coherence. Psychotherapy with a boy with ADHD' (Karnac, 2004) and, with Britta Blomberg, 'The Machover Test. A Handbook with Theoretical Perspectives' (Psykologifoerlaget AB, 1997).

Foreword -- Introduction -- Our first meeting in the waiting room -- Douglas's life history -- The psychological assessment -- The first year of psychotherapy -- The second year -- The third year -- The fourth year -- The fifth year -- The sixth year -- The seventh and last year of psychotherapy -- Has it been worth it? -- Psychotherapy for children with emotional and neuropsychiatric disturbances -- Concluding remarks -- Tests used for the psychological assessment -- Criteria for ADHD according to diagnostic manual DSM-IV