Abstract: Article AbstractFrom our regular book review column. Because this piece does not have an abstract, we have provided for your benefit the first 3 sentences of the full text. Psychodynamic Therapy is an important book that is current, practical, evidence-based, and useful for the general psychiatrist. Divided into 5 parts, the volume begins by providing the context, defining pragmatic psychodynamic psychotherapy and its conceptual model as well as other psychotherapeutic approaches. The other parts deal with the opening phase, middle phase, and termination of treatment.