Rafael E. Lopez-Corvo
Rafael E. Lopez-Corvo is a training and supervising psychoanalyst of the Venezuelan and Canadian Psychoanalytic Societies. He was associate professor at McGill University, Montreal, Canada, and a former member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Psychoanalysis. He maintains a private practice of psychoanalysis in Toronto, Canada.
The Dictionary of the Work of W.R. Bion
This impressive work constitutes an important and timely addition to existing dictionaries of psychoanalytic ideas. It is not intended to replace the reading of Bion’s original texts nor is it a... (more)
Traumatised and Non-Traumatised States of the Personality: A Clinical Understanding Using Bion's Approach
This book offers an original conception of trauma and of the working mind that has not been previously presented. It is mostly based on essentials taken from Bion's contributions.
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The Essential Being: Psychoanalytic Understanding of Totalitarianism
This book explores the concept of “pre-conceptual trauma”, drawing in particular on the pioneering research of Wilfred Bion. A comparison is established between two different groups of individuals:... (more)
Wild Thoughts Searching for a Thinker: A Clinical Application of W.R. Bion's Theories
Freud, Klein and Bion have provided the most relevant and substantial contributions to psychoanalytical theory and praxis. Klein was very much Freudian and Bion was both. There is undoubtedly a... (more)
The Woman Within: A Psychoanalytic Essay on Femininity
'Although it is quite possible that many will consider this book irreverent or disrespectful of ideas or institutions, I am certain that they will also perceive it as a defender of women and their... (more)
Introduction to the Psychology of Jean Piaget
Conceived as a manual, this book introduces the reader directly to the concepts and fundamental contributions of the work of the Swiss psychologist, Jean Piaget. The terms of ‘adaptation’,... (more)