Psychoanalysis Books
Clinical Perspectives on the Supervision of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy
A collection of papers on the actual practice of analytic supervision.
Perversion: The Erotic Form of Hatred
'Why in this enlightened day would one choose to entitle a work Perversion, a term that is becoming passé? The great research published in the last decade or two has taught us that aberrant sexual... (more)
Sexual Excitement: Dynamics of Erotic Life
'This is a study of sexual excitement. It is the fifth book - perhaps more accurately, the fifth chapter in one work - on masculinity and femininity (gender identity), carrying forward ideas examined... (more)
Sex and Gender: The Development of Masculinity and Femininity
In this book, Dr Stoller describes patients with marked abberrations in their masculinity and feminity--primarily transsexuals, transvestites and patients with marked biological abnormalities of... (more)
Collected Papers on Schizophrenia and Related Subjects
Twenty-four papers on or relating to schizophrenia, written between 1951 and 1963. (more)
Psychotic States: A Psychoanalytic Approach
Psychotic States brings together a number of Herbert Rosenfeld's papers written between 1946 and 1964 dealing with the psychopathology and treatment of various psychotic and borderline conditions... (more)
Life Drive & Death Drive, Libido & Lethe: A Clear Road Through Freud's Metapsychology Leading to Helpful Findings and New Concepts
Cordelia Schmidt-Hellerau navigates what has been for many of us the murky waters of metapsycholgy, and provides an exceptionally lucid, logically coherent account of the overall structure of Freud's... (more)
An Enduring Legacy: Revisiting Ten Forgotten Classics on Psychoanalytic Technique
Ten classic psychoanalytic papers that had a significant influence on current psychoanalytic process are returned to the fore. They represent a diversity of voices and perspectives, ensuring a... (more)
Relational Foundations: A Relational-Neurodevelopmental Approach to Cumulative Trauma in Clinical Practice
This book develops a relational-neurodevelopmental framework for understanding how early experience becomes procedurally encoded, organised, and transmitted across generations.
Drawing on three... (more)
Attachment, Climate Crisis and the Natural World: The John Bowlby Memorial Conference Monograph 2024
Attachment, Climate Crisis and the Natural World is the first book to consider the psychological and social impact of global warming through the lens of attachment theory. The contributors reflect on... (more)
Object Relations: Selected Theoretical Perspectives
This book presents a concise yet comprehensive exploration of key object relations theories and their relevance in contemporary society. It traces the impact of early interactions with the ‘mothering... (more)
Otherness in a Fragmented World: Psychotherapy in Contemporary Society
This book explores a key theme both for humanity and for psychotherapy—how we can understand ourselves as a web of relational connections within the wider world that shapes us all.
Grounds are... (more)
Clinical Uses of Dreams in Psychoses: A Psychoanalytic Approach
This groundbreaking work challenges traditional psychoanalytic practice by demonstrating how dreams can be effectively utilized in treating psychotic patients.
The book provides comprehensive... (more)
Exploring Perspectives in Group Analytic Psychotherapy in Europe: Assessing Current Status and Shaping Future Directions
Exploring Perspectives Group Analytic Psychotherapy in Europe examines the theory, practice, research, and prospective developments of group analytic psychotherapy across European contexts. The... (more)
Psychoanalysis and the Struggle for Love: A Kaleidoscopic View
In Psychoanalysis and the Struggle for Love, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Mark Kinet brings together decades of clinical experience, theoretical insight, and cultural curiosity to explore love in... (more)
Curved Being, Knowing, and Ethics in Psychoanalysis: Mobius Inflections
In Curved Being, Knowing, and Ethics in Psychoanalysis, Todd Anderson develops a Mobius model of analytic life in which knowing and being fold continuously into one another.
The book explores... (more)
Perversions: A Contemporary Introduction
Perversions: A Contemporary Introduction offers a comprehensive exploration of psychoanalytic theories of perversion, tracing their evolution from Freud through contemporary practice with particular... (more)
Interpretation: A Contemporary Introduction
Interpretation: A Contemporary Introduction invites readers into the evolving heart of psychoanalytic practice, where interpretation stands as both central mystery and transformative... (more)
Gender: A Contemporary Introduction
Gender: A Contemporary Introduction offers a sophisticated exploration of gender through a psychoanalytic lens, moving beyond binary frameworks to present gender as a fluid, kaleidoscopic state of... (more)
The Negative: A Contemporary Introduction
In this comprehensive book, Rakefet Efrat Holzer explores the concept of the negative from psychoanalytic, linguistic and philosophical perspectives.
Efrat Holzer provides a thorough exploration... (more)
Free Association: A Contemporary Introduction
In Free Association: A Contemporary Introduction, Barnaby Barratt presents a compelling and much-needed exploration of the method of free association within psychoanalytic treatment.
This... (more)
Traumatic Narcissism Theory: A Contemporary Introduction
In this illuminating and informative book, Daniel Shaw provides a succinct and highly accessible introduction to his concept of Traumatic Narcissism, describing the psychology of the traumatizing... (more)
Antisocial Personality Disorder: A Contemporary Introduction
his book offers a vital psychoanalytic overview of antisocial personality disorder, a condition that causes great distress to its sufferers, their families, and society.
Following a historical... (more)
Moving from Grievance to Hope in Psychoanalysis: Applied Case Studies
This volume brings psychoanalytic thinking and practice directly into the social forces that shape our lives, covering intergenerational trauma, cultural difference, divisive ideologies,... (more)
'Occultism and the Origins of Psychoanalysis' and 'Sigmund Freud and The Forsyth Case' (2 Volume Set)
Sigmund Freud and The Forsyth Case uses newly discovered primary sources to investigate one of Sigmund Freud’s most mysterious clinical experiences, the Forsyth case. Maria Pierri begins with a... (more)
Between Genius and Tragedy: A Psychoanalytic Portrait of Viktor Tausk
Between Genius and Tragedy: A Psychoanalytic Portrait of Viktor Tausk offers a compelling intellectual biography and a nuanced psychoanalytic exploration of Tausk’s character and thought, tracing... (more)
Who Betrayed John Rittmeister?: A Psychoanalytic Mystery from Nazi Berlin
Who Betrayed John Rittmeister? unravels the mystery of betrayal, resistance, and psychoanalysis in the shadow of Nazi Berlin.
Rickels delves into the enigmatic circumstances surrounding the... (more)
The Psychoanalysis of Nazism: Language and the Unconscious in the Third Reich
The Psychoanalysis of Nazism explores the intricate relationship between psychoanalysis, language, and the sociopolitical forces of Nazi Germany.
Through a detailed examination of psychoanalytic... (more)
Harry Guntrip: A Contemporary Introduction
Harry Guntrip: A Contemporary Introduction traces Guntrip's early years, his theological and psychological studies, his formation as a psychoanalyst, and his various contributions to pre-Oedipal... (more)