Psychoanalysis Books
The Annual of Psychoanalysis: Vol.30: Rethinking Psychoanalysis and the Homosexualities
This work is an overview of contemporary approaches to the study of sexual orientation within psychoanalysis that highlights issues salient to clinical work with lesbian and gay patients. (more)
Transference: Shibboleth or Albatross?
The theory of transference and the centrality of its interpretation are hallmarks of psychoanalysis. This title subjects the theory and practice based on it to critical scrutiny in the light of... (more)
The Annual of Psychoanalysis: Vol.29: Sigmund Freud and His Impact on the Modern World
This work is a comprehensive reassessment of the influence of Sigmund Freud, and is an unofficial companion volume to the exhibit at the Library of Congress. It ponders Freud's influence in the... (more)
Menninger: The family and the clinic
The story of the Menninger Clinic is the story of the Menninger family. Studying the Menninger archives and personal papers of founders Karl and Will Menninger, this work reveals the story behind the... (more)
Nonsense Against Sorrow: A Phenomenological Study of Lewis Carroll's Alice Books
What kind of a man was Lewis Carroll, and what motivated him to write the "Alice" books? David Holbrook draws on Carroll's correspondence, as well as the work of 20th-century psychoanalysts to step... (more)
Understanding Countertransference: From projective identification to empathy.
This text seeks to mediate between the "classical" view of countertransference as a neurotic impediment to the treatment process and "totalist" perspective, which assumes that the therapist's... (more)
Self psychology and diagnostic assessment: Identifying selfobject functions through psychological testing
Differentiating the self psychological approach from an ego psychological interpretation of classical drive theory, the author of this book seeks to outline the principal contributions of Kohut,... (more)
The Last Good Freudian
Webster's compelling memoir provides an illuminating insight into the subculture of psychoanalysis that dominated a significant sector of American life. (more)
Shame in context:
This text offers an understanding of shame dynamics - the role of shame in creating and maintaining character pathology, and shame in the context of obsessive-compulsive, narcissitic and masochistic... (more)
The Annual of Psychoanalysis: Vol.28
This annual of psychoanalysis is divided into two sections on: psychoanalysis and neuroscience; and applied psychoanalysis. Topics covered include self-organizing aspects of learning in... (more)
Understanding the borderline mother: Helping her children transcend the intense, unpredictable, and volatile
An examination of the world of borderline mothers and children. Dr Lawson describes four basic profiles of the borderline mother: the Waif Mother, the Hermit Mother, the Queen Mother and the Witch.... (more)