Jason Aronson was an American
publisher
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of
book
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s in the field of
psychotherapy. Topics dealt with in these books include
child therapy,
family therapy,
couple therapy,
object relations therapy,
play therapy
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, depression, eating disorders,
personality disorders, substance abuse, sexual abuse, stress, trauma, bereavement, and other subjects.
Jason Aronson, Inc. Publishers, founded by its namesake Dr.
Jason Aronson (an American psychologist), was acquired by
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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, Inc. in December 2003, and since then it operated as an
imprint.
Jason Aronson also released new books in the field of
Jewish studies. These included titles covering Jewish life, history, theology, genealogy, folklore, holidays, and Hasidic thought.
The last new book under the Jason Aronson imprint was ''Essential Figures in Jewish Scholarship'' by Ronald L. Eisenberg, published in March 2014.
Though they no longer carry the Jason Aronson name, new books of Jewish interest are still published by The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group today under their other imprints, including Rowman & Littlefield and Lexington Books.
Book publishing companies based in Maryland
Jewish printing and publishing
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