Psychoanalysis Books
Attention and Interpretation
Bion's central thesis in this volume is that for the study of people, whether individually or in groups, a cardinal requisite is accurate observation, accompanied by accurate appreciation and... (more)
Second Thoughts: Selected Papers on Psychoanalysis
Second Thoughts is a collection of papers on Schizophrenia, Linking and Thinking, and his commentary upon them in the light of later work. Originally composed between 1950 and 1962, it derives its... (more)
The Piggle: The Account of the Psychoanalytic Treatment of a Little Girl
On 16 occasions, from the age of two until the age of five, 'the Piggle' - a little girl seriously disturbed by the birth of a younger sister - visited Dr Winnincott. This is an account of her... (more)
The Maturational Processes and the Facilitating Environment: Studies in the Theory of Emotional Development
The collection of papers that forms The Maturational Processes and the Facilitating Environment brings together Dr. Winnicott's published and unpublished papers on psychoanalysis and child... (more)
Playing and Reality
What are the origins of creativity and how can we develop it - whether within ourselves or in others? Not only does Playing and Reality address these questions, it also tackles many more that... (more)
Freud: A Modern Master: Second Edition
Now available again in paperback. A fine, concise account of the life and work of Freud, which might prove useful to anyone seeking a general overview before plunging into Freud's works. (more)
An Introduction to Object Relations
Presents a critical introduction to the work of Melanie Klein, D.W.Winnicott, W.R.D. Fairbairn, Michael Balint, H.J.S. Guntrip and John Bowlby. Subsequent chapters concentrate on the practice of... (more)
The Analytic Experience: Lectures from the Tavistock
A useful exposition of clinical psychoanalysis, with particular emphasis on how it affects the patient and the analyst. There have been many expositions of psychoanalysis, but none so deeply rooted... (more)
The Ego Ideal: A Psychoanalytic Essay on the Malady of the Ideal
Examines the role of the ego-ideal not only in narcissism but in its connection to psychic life and society. (more)
Paths of Symbolization
Paths of Symbolization explores philosophical and psychoanalytic questions about the concept of symbolization.
Alain Gibeault connects symbolization with concepts like enactment and the practice... (more)
Taking Oneself Playfully: Narrative of a Psychoanalyst
Taking Oneself Playfully is a fascinating journey into the life and work of Marta Badoni, a highly respected adult and child training analyst in Italy and France.
The book is mainly formed of a... (more)
Community Psychoanalysis: Bringing the Individual and the Communal Together
This book delves into the history, current status, and possible future directions of psychoanalysis in the community, outside the traditional consulting room.
The book begins by digging into the... (more)
Working Psychoanalytically with Gender Diversity and Sexualities: Resistances to Differences
Working Psychoanalytically with Gender Diversity and Sexualities considers and challenges expectations about psychoanalytic work with LGBTQIA+ patients.
The book is organised into three parts,... (more)
Publisher of the Mind: Seventy-Five Years of Karnac Books
Karnac Books is internationally renowned as the world’s leading independent psychoanalytic bookseller and publisher. Founded in 1950, it has a rich history now captured in fascinating detail by... (more)
The Poetry, Art and Science of Psychoanalysis in Bion's O
The Poetry, Art and Science of Psychoanalysis in Bion's O pays homage to Wilfred Bion’s lifelong love of poetry and his desire to integrate it with his psychoanalytic work as a means of communicating... (more)
Adolescents in Crisis: A Psychoanalytic Approach to the Challenges of Adolescence
Adolescents in Crisis offers a psychoanalytic perspective on the complex that can arise when young people renegotiate their relationship with the world and their own bodies as they experience... (more)
Psychopathologies of the Living: Selected Essays of Pierre Fédida
Psychopathologies of the Living makes the work of the French psychoanalyst Pierre Fédida (1934-2002) available in English for the first time.
Patrick ffrench and Nigel Saint present key essays... (more)
Bion’s Emotional Links: Love, Hate and Knowledge
In Bion's Emotional Links, Judy K. Eekhoff explores emotion as a bridge between unrepresented and represented states, highlighting the importance of both internal emotional and external relationships... (more)
Who Am I? Exploring Identity through Sexuality, Politics, and Art
Individual and collective identity are at the heart of key issues in politics, gender and sexuality, and the arts. This book explores nationalism, social violence, electoral processes, large... (more)
Freud and the Changing World: Contemporary Psychoanalysis and Its Troubles
A highly original, convivial dialogue between two leading psychoanalysts invites the reader to pause and reflect on current transformations and emotional affects in a changing world. Two analysts of... (more)
Erotic Transference: A Contemporary Introduction
Erotic Transferences: A Contemporary Introduction offers a comprehensive introduction to this key, yet challenging aspect of the psychoanalytic process.
Despite emerging frequently in the... (more)
Unlit Corners: Dirtiness, Miserliness, Shyness, Outrageousness, Shallowness, Indecisiveness, Restlessness, and Cowardliness
Unlit Corners endeavours to bring light to neglected character traits which many struggle to overcome. Filled with relevant case studies and carefully crafted psychoanalytic theory, the book... (more)
The Clinical Paradigms of Donald Winnicott and Wilfred Bion: Comparisons and Dialogues
This book introduces the psychoanalytic principles of both Winnicott and Bion, to compare the ways in which their concepts evolved, and to show how their different approaches contribute to... (more)
Finding a Way to the Child: Selected Clinical Papers 1983-2021
Margaret Rustin’s writing is characterised not only by its subject matter, which is diverse, but by her imaginative sensitivity to the emotional lives of children and young people, the depth of her... (more)
Resurgence of Global Populism: A Psychoanalytic Study of Projective Identification, Blame-Shifting and the Corruption of Democracy
Resurgence of Global Populism provides a psychoanalytic perspective to the global implications of the populist movement in the U.S. and its relationship to other parts of the world, particularly... (more)
On Being One's Self: Clinical Explorations in Identity from John Steiner's Workshop
On Being One's Self emerges from discussions in John Steiner's Workshop and investigates the meanings of self and identity, including the many ways in which the development of personal identity can... (more)
The Evil Imagination: Understanding and Resisting Destructive Forces
Roger Kennedy has written a masterful investigation into the concept of evil. He begins with a general view of the subject before moving into more detailed analysis. First is a review of the science... (more)
Tales of Transformation: A Life in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
One hundred (and one) tales to mark Salman Akhtar’s one hundredth book! Divided into eight informative parts – Dr Akhtar’s journey to psychoanalysis; the lessons he learned from his teachers,... (more)
The Psychoanalyst's Superegos, Ego Ideals and Blind Spots: The Emotional Development of the Clinician
Psychotherapists and psychoanalysts enter an emotional relationship when they treat a patient; no matter how experienced they may be, their personalities inform but also limit their ability to... (more)
A Psychoanalyst on His Own Couch: A Biography of Vamik Volkan and His Psychoanalytic and Psychopolitical Concepts
Vamik Volkan puts himself on his couch and tells his fascinating life story as an international psychoanalyst who has seen and studied humans in many parts of the world to renowned writer,... (more)