Joan Symington
Joan Symington is a child psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. She was consultant Child Psychiatrist at the Royal Free Hospital, London, for ten years. Having trained at the British Psycho-Analytic Association, she now works in Sydney and is a training analyst of the Australian Psychoanalytical Society. She has published articles on infant observation and psychoanalysis and she is the co-author with her husband Neville of the book The Clinical Thinking of Wilfred Bion.
Imprisoned Pain and Its Transformation
This book is a festschrift for Sydney Klein, an eminent British Psychoanalyst whose work on such topics as children, groups, psychosomatic illness, delinquent perversions, manic states, and autistic... (more)
How to Choose a Psychotherapist
The demand for psychotherapy and counselling is greater than ever. More and more people are enrolling on psychotherapy and counselling courses; the number of different associations in this industry... (more)
The Clinical Thinking of Wilfred Bion
Psychoanalysis, as seen through Bion's eyes, is a radical departure. The Symingtons explain Bion's concepts in relation to clinical practice. Each chapter looks in depth at a particular theme. (more)