Psychoanalysis Books
Understanding the Borderline Mother: Helping her children transend the intense unpredictable and volatile relationship
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)
Freud's Theory and Its Use in Literary and Cultural Studies:
This title aims to provide an accessible introduction to Freud's theory and its application to literary and cultural studies. (more)
Who's That Girl? Who's That Boy? Clinical Practice Meetings Postmodern Gender Theory:
This book is a contribution to the postmodern understanding of gender issues. This new edition includes a Foreword by Series Editor Jack Drescher and an Afterword in which Lynne Layton addresses the... (more)
Relationships:
This volume, on close relationships in adulthood, discusses the central issues in the field and points the way towards the construction of an integrated body of knowledge about human relationships. (more)
The Annual of Psychoanalysis: Vol.32: Psychoanalysis and Women
Psychoanalysis and Women, Volume 32 of The Annual of Psychoanalysis, is a stunning reprise on theoretical, developmental, and clinical issues that have engaged analysts from Freud on. It begins with... (more)
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)