Writing the talking cure : Irvin D. Yalom and the literature of psychotherapy / Jeffrey Berman.

Introduction: existence pain
The theory and practice of group psychotherapy : the art of self-disclosure
Every day gets a little closer : a dual perspective of therapy
Existential psychotherapy : living with death anxiety
Inpatient group psychotherapy : educating observers and the observed
Love's executioner : living with existence pain
When Nietzsche wept : gratitude and its discontents
Lying on the couch : the threat of sexual boundary violations
Momma and the meaning of life : the "smoldering inner compost heap" of creativity
The gift of therapy : the hazards and privileges of being a therapist
The schopenhauer cure : searching for an antidote
Staring at the sun : novel healing
The Spinoza problem : "a sedative for my passions"
Creatures of a day : anticipating endings
Conclusion: Yalom's cure and becoming myself
Works cited
Index.