Psychoanalysis Books
Psycho/Analytic Psychotherapy Trainings: A Guide
This title explores the evolutionary history of training in psychotherapy, the institutions they came from, and the main ideas that supported them. It also explores the professionalization of... (more)
Freud revisited: Psychoanalytic themes in the postmodern age
This work examines some of Freud's themes considered relevent today: psychoanalysis as a form of narrative construction, the creative nature of memory, the revolutionary nature of the knowledge... (more)
Freud in the Pampas: The emergence and development of a psychoanalytic culture in Argentina, 1910- 1983
This is a history of how psychoanalysis became an essential element of Argentine culture. The book reveals the unique conditions and historical process that made this possible and shows why the... (more)
Freud: A Very Short Introduction
Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) revolutionized the way in which we think about ourselves. From its beginnings as a theory of neurosis, Freud developed psychoanalysis into a general psychology which became... (more)
Relationality: From Attachment to Intersubjectivity
An analysis of relationality, from attachment to intersubjectivity. Topics covered include: the psychoanalytic vision of Hans Loewald; attachment theory and relationality; Fairbairn's theory of... (more)
Looking for ground: Countertransference, epistemology, and the problem of value
This work explores countertransference, epistemology, and the problem of value. It covers: Freud's beginnings; gratification, virtue, and the therapeutic process; reality testing and the pleasure... (more)
Dreaming and Thinking
This book includes papers on the dream space and countertransference, the dream space, the analytic situation and eating disorders, dreams of borderline patients and the 'oracle' in dreams: the past... (more)
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)
Introducing Psychoanalysis: A Graphic Guide
The ideas of psychoanalysis have permeated Western culture. It is the dominant paradigm through which we understand our emotional lives, and Freud still finds himself an iconic figure. Yet despite... (more)
Psychoanalytic Conversations: Interviews with Clinicians, Commentators, and Critics
In this study, Peter Rudnytsky presents ten substantive and provocative interviews with leading analysts (Enid Balint, Charles Rycroft, Stephen A. Mitchell, Roy Schafer, Jessica Benjamin), with... (more)
On moving and being moved: Non-verbal behavior in psychodynamic psychotherapy and psychoanalysis
This work examines non-verbal behaviour in psychotherapy and psychoanalysis and covers topics such as: talking and acting; attunement; temperament, interaction and self; and the body. (more)
Nocturnes: Reflections on dreams and psychoanalysis
A series of reflections on dreams and psychoanalysis. Chapters examine: wishes and dreams; dreams from the dawn of time; a naturalist approach; dream disguise; where do dreams come from?; the private... (more)
Personalities: Master Clinicians Confront the Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorders
Thirteen experts, known for their treatment of severe personality disorders, come together in this book to discuss their work. Representing all the major approaches to the treatment of borderline... (more)
Changing Conceptions of Psychoanalysis: The legacy of Merton M
This text contains essays on psychoanalysis collected together to celebrate the work of Merton M. Gill. (more)
Who is the Dreamer who Dreams the Dream?: A Study of Psychic Presences
The author explores two interrelated psychoanalytic problems - the nature of the unconscious mind, and the meaning and inner structure of human subjectivity. The result is a useful synthesis of... (more)
Psychoanalyses/Feminisms
Probes the complementary yet contested relations between psychoanalysis and feminism, emphasizing the plural nature of each.
Bringing together twelve provocative and iconoclastic contributions by... (more)
Adolescence
'Adolescence - when we are no longer children and have not yet reached adulthood - is a time of much disturbance, change and potential for growth. The adolescent is confronted with a body that... (more)
Management of Countertransference with Borderline Patients
This is an open discussion of the emotional reactions that clinicians experience when treating borderline patients. The book offers a systematic approach to managing countertransference that... (more)
Freud: Darkness in the Midst of Vision
This work investigates one of the most controversial, yet influential figures in recent history. Sigmund Freud - the enigmatic founder of psychoanalysis - is analyzed through the myths he developed... (more)
