Heinz Weiss
Heinz Weiss, has studied medicine and philosophy and taught at the Universities of Würzburg and Tübingen. As a psychoanalyst he is affiliated with the German Psychoanalytical Association and he is a Guest Member of the British Psychoanalytical Society. He was a visiting scientist at the Tavistock Clinic, London, and has translated John Steiners Psychic Retreats into German. For more than 20 years he was Director of the Department of Psychosomatic Medicine at the Robert-Bosch-Hospital, Stuttgart. Actually he is head of the Medical Department and Member of the Directory of the Sigmund-Freud-Institut, Frankfurt a. M. Since 2012 he is Chair of the Education Section of the International Journal of Psychoanalysis.
The Allure of Psychic Retreats: Clinical and Theoretical Inquiries
This book celebrates the eminent contributions by John Steiner to psychoanalytic theory and practice. It contains papers by colleagues and friends concerning one of his most important concepts, the... (more)
Trauma, Guilt and Reparation: The Path from Impasse to Development
Trauma, Guilt and Reparation identifies the emotional barriers faced by people who have experienced severe trauma, as well as the emergence of reparative processes which pave the way from impasse to... (more)
The Claustro-Agoraphobic Dilemma in Psychoanalysis: Fear of Madness
This collection addresses the theory of claustro-agoraphobic anxieties and schizoid phenomena. It provides psychoanalytic case studies of the transference and counter-transference dynamic inherent in... (more)