Drawing on deep reserves of experience and theoretical and research knowledge, Nancy McWilliams presents a fresh perspective on psychodynamic supervision in this highly instructive work. McWilliams... (more)
This work is an exploration of the unconscious psychic background of acute, but mainly chronic skin diseases. It is a study, which includes both the personal unconscious of each individual and the... (more)
Lynne Jacobs and Richard Hycner assemble an international group of Gestalt theorists and clinicians for an engaging and insightful investigation into the integration of relational approaches within... (more)
A new edition including three additional essays and a new introduction. Culture and Psyche is a collection of Sudhir Kakar's essays on cultural psychology, which analyses various facets of Indian... (more)
Though it is not a cure for all patients, psychiatric orgone therapy can effect significant changes in emotional disorders. The author was Wilhelm Reich's final pupil. He uses case studies and clear... (more)
This volume is the collected papers of a leading figure in British psychoanalysis. The book is divided into three parts, which show her at work with individual patients, doctors and marital... (more)
Until now, the single most important unpublished work by C.G. Jung—The Black Books.
In 1913, C.G. Jung started a unique self- experiment that he called his “confrontation with the unconscious”:... (more)
'We read, as if memory is being assembled in front of us. It is this precision, the beautifully executed detail, that makes Eden Halt a deeply moving memoir.' - Roddy Doyle
Eden Halt describes... (more)
This volume is to help parents understand what their baby is likely to be feeling in the first year. It describes how the baby's sense of self develops, with intentionality, empathy and recognition... (more)
Focusing on the integrative power of the Gestalt approach, this study places the Gestalt therapy model in the social-constructivist tradition of Lewin, Goldstein and Goodman. (more)
A study of the youth within us all who is unable to commit in work or relationships and resistant to completely abandoning the fantasies of childhood
In this provocative book, the author determines where anger and rage originate and explores whether these powerful passions are purely negative, pathological and evil, or whether they can be... (more)
Karl Abraham was an important and influential early member of Freud's inner circle of trusted colleagues. As such, he played a significant part in the establishment of psychoanalysis as a recognised... (more)
Explores the difference between the sexes with reference to object-relations theory and Hegelian philosophy.
Words in Pain is a rediscovered treasure. First published anonymously in 1919, these letters from a dying woman to her doctor encapsulate an attitude to death which is fiercely independent of... (more)
Experiencing grief and loss is one of life's greatest challenges.
Starting from the position that there is no universal story of emotion necessarily acceptable to all cultures, Fredman offers a repertoire of possibilities to talk about feelings, share understanding... (more)
The author refutes the notion that thinking is turned on by biologically pre-determined "modules" in the brain, but that it arises from the nature and quality of the relationship between parent and... (more)
Through delightful profiles of four very different children, the authors apply the touchpoints theory (following the pattern of growth--new challenge --regression--recharging--and renewed growth) to... (more)
One of the most influential thinkers of our time, Carl Gustav Jung has profoundly touched virtually all aspects of our modern culture, including medicine, religion, philosophy, literature, art, and,... (more)
This is a book of two parts: the first focuses on theoretical concepts with special reference to the structure of the psyche, while the second includes more clinical material. Both exemplify the... (more)
Consider sublimation - conventionally understood as a substitute satisfaction for missing sexual satisfaction. But what if, as Lacan claims, we can get exactly the same satisfaction that we get from... (more)
If you have GAD, you may experience excessive and uncontrollable worry about daily life events, including your finances, family, health, future, and even minor concerns like traffic, work, or... (more)
Self-injury can be as addictive as any drug, and the secrecy and shame many sufferers feel about this behavior can keep them feeling trapped. But if you're ready to replace self-harm with a set of... (more)
Using video microanalysis-which captures moment-to-moment sequences of interactions-Beatrice Beebe and her colleagues have turned their lens on the most primary of relationships, mother and infant.... (more)