Jeremy Holmes

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Jeremy Holmes (born 1943) is a British psychiatrist and writer.

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Jeremy Holmes was born in London in 1943. He trained at Cambridge University and University College London. He practices as a Consultant Psychotherapist in North Devon. [1] He also holds the post of visiting professor at University College London (UCL) and was Senior Clinical Research Fellow at Peninsula Medical School until 2003. [2] He is retired and spends time travelling UK giving talks on attachment theory to therapy organizations.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Gould, Donald (20 January 1990). "Rewards and punishments: Review of 'The Values of Psychotherapy' by Jeremy Holmes and Richard Lindley". New Scientist . Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  2. Fannon, D. (2003). "Jeremy Holmes". The Psychiatric Bulletin (interview). 27 (12). Royal College of Psychiatrists: 480. doi: 10.1192/pb.27.12.480 .
  3. Purser, Gülcan (2015). "John Bowlby and Attachment Theory , Second Edition (2014) by Jeremy Holmes , published by Routledge". Attachment: New Directions in Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. 9 (2): 219–224.
  4. DODSON, H. Attachment in Therapeutic Practice by Jeremy Holmes and Arietta Slade. Published by Sage Publications, London, 2018; 240 pp, [pounds sterling]24.99 paperback. British Journal of Psychotherapy, [s. l.], v. 36, n. 2, p. 344, 2020. doi : 10.1111/bjp.12554 Disponível em: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsgao&AN=edsgcl.630269613&site=eds-live&scope=site. Acesso em: 5 abr. 2022.
  5. "Exploring in Security". routledge.com (publisher's book description).
  6. Tollemache, Robert (1991). "The Values of Psychotherapy by Jeremy Holmes and Richard Lindley . Published by Oxford University Press, 1989; 206 pages; £7.90 paperback, 1991". British Journal of Psychotherapy. 8 (1): 110–111.