Psychoanalysis Books
Holism: Possibilities and Problems
Holism: Possibilities and Problems brings together leading contributors in a ground-breaking discussion of holism. The terms 'holism' and 'holistic' arouse strong emotional responses in contemporary... (more)
Toward a Social Psychoanalysis: Culture, Character, and Normative Unconscious Processes
For over thirty years, Lynne Layton has heeded the call for a social psychoanalysis and produced a body of work that examines unconscious process as it operates both in the social world and in the... (more)
The Psychoanalytic Zero: A Decolonizing Study of Therapeutic Dialogues
The Psychoanalytic Zero: A Decolonizing Study of Therapeutic Dialogues is written from the unique perspective of a Western-trained Asian psychoanalyst and applies principles of Eastern philosophy to... (more)
Traumatic Experiences of Normal Development: An Intersubjective, Object Relations Approach to Self, Attachment, Trauma, and Reality
Traditionally, trauma has been defined as negatively impacting external events, with resulting damage. This book puts forth an entirely different thesis: trauma is universal, occurring under even the... (more)
Narcissistic Fantasies in Film and Fiction: Masters of the Universe
This book has grown from a belief that the psychoanalytic exploration of literature and performances leads to a richer and fuller understanding of each individual's internal reality. It includes an... (more)
Empathy and the Historical Understanding of the Human Past
Empathy and the Historical Understanding of the Human Past is a comprehensive consideration of the role of empathy in historical knowledge, informed by the literature on empathy in fields including... (more)
Intersectionality and Relational Psychoanalysis: New Perspectives on Race, Gender, and Sexuality
Intersectionality and Relational Psychoanalysis: New Perspectives on Race, Gender, and Sexuality examines the links between race, gender, and sexuality through the dual perspectives of relational... (more)
On the Dialectics of Psychoanalytic Practice
Fritz Morgenthaler was a crucial figure in the return of psychoanalysis to post-Nazi Central Europe. An inspiring clinician and teacher to the New Left generation of 1968, he was the first European... (more)
From Sign to Symbol: Transformational Processes in Psychoanalysis, Psychotherapy, and Psychology
In From Sign to Symbol: Transformational Processes in Psychoanalysis, Psychotherapy, and Psychology, Joseph Newirth describes the evolution of the unconscious from the psychoanalytic concept that... (more)
Bion and Thoughts Too Deep for Words: Psychoanalysis, Suggestion, and the Language of the Unconscious
This book addresses a range of fundamental questions around the nature of psychoanalysis. It distinguishes how psychoanalysis differs from other forms of therapy, explores the ways in which insights... (more)
A for Adoption: An Exploration of the Adoption Experience for Families and Professionals
The experience of adoption, both adopting and being adopted, can stir up deep emotional pain, often related to loss and early trauma. A for Adoption provides insight and support to those families and... (more)
A Psychoanalytic Exploration On Sameness and Otherness: Beyond Babel?
In dialogue with the most famous myth for the origin of different languages - The Tower of Babel - A Psychoanalytic Exploration on Sameness and Otherness: Beyond Babel? provides a series of timely... (more)
Cruelty, Sexuality, and the Unconscious in Psychoanalysis: Freud, Lacan, Winnicott, and the Body of the Void
In Cruelty, Sexuality, and the Unconscious in Psychoanalysis, Touria Mignotte explores an innovative conception of cruelty. Integrating the life sciences and quantum physics, this approach shows that... (more)
Phantom Limbs and Body Integrity Identity Disorder: Literary and Psychoanalytic Reflections
Phantom Limbs and Body Integrity Identity Disorder discusses the conditions of Phantom Limb Syndrome and Body Integrity Identity Disorder together for the first time, exploring examples from... (more)
Relational Psychoanalysis at the Heart of Teaching and Learning: How and Why it Matters
This book introduces the insights of contemporary relational psychoanalysis to educational thought and uses them as the foundation for a comprehensive model for understanding and informing teaching... (more)
Creative Repetition and Intersubjectivity: Contemporary Freudian Explorations of Trauma, Memory, and Clinical Process
Creative Repetition and Intersubjectivity looks at contemporary Freudian and post-Freudian theory through an intersubjective lens. Bruce Reis offers views on how psychoanalytic conceptions from the... (more)
Madness: History, Concepts and Controversies
Madness: History, Concepts and Controversies provides a comprehensive and critical analysis of current perspectives on mental illness and how they have been shaped by historical trends and dominant... (more)
Sigmund Freud's Collection: Highlights from the Freud Museum
Sigmund Freud began collecting artworks and antiquities in the late 19th century and it soon became his obsession. Walking into his study today at 20 Maresfield Gardens, this collection is an... (more)
The Unconscious: A Bridge Between Psychoanalysis and Cognitive Neuroscience
The Unconscious explores the critical interdisciplinary dialogue between psychoanalysis and contemporary cognitive neuroscience. Characterised by Freud as `the science of the unconscious mind',... (more)
The Analyst's Analyst Within:
This study examines how psychoanalysts' experiences with their own analysts affect their lives, their loves and their evolving professional identities. (more)
September 11: Trauma and Human Bonds
Our view of massive trauma has been shaped by the events of September 11, 2001. This volume focuses on the World Trade Center attack and its psychological consequences in order to deepen... (more)
On Not Being Able to Sleep: Psychoanalysis and the Modern World
The whole book circles around issues of intimacy and privacy, versus the need to speak out, to define and organise the world through writing, analysis and politics - exploring the uncomfortable... (more)