Psychoanalysis Books
Unknowable, Unspeakable and Unsprung: Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Truth, Scandal, Secrets and Lies
Unknowable, Unspeakable and Unsprung delves into the mysteries of scandalous behavior- behavior that can seem shocking, unfathomable, or self-destructive - that is outrageous and offensive on the one... (more)
Contemporary Psychoanalysis and Modern Jewish Philosophy: Two Languages of Love
Relational psychoanalysis and modern Jewish philosophy have much to say about the dynamics of human relationships, but there has been no detailed, thorough, and constructive examination that brings... (more)
Torture, Psychoanalysis and Human Rights
In recent years, there has been an increased interest in psychoanalytic views on wider social topics. In this book, the author examines how and why torture exists from a broadly psychoanalytic... (more)
Trauma and Countertrauma, Resilience and Counterresilience: Insights from Psychoanalysts and Trauma Experts
Treating traumatized patients takes its toll on the treating clinician, giving rise over time to what Richard B. Gartner terms countertrauma in the psychoanalyst or therapist. Trauma and... (more)
The Purloined Self: Interpersonal Perspectives in Psychoanalysis
The Purloined Self: Interpersonal Perspectives in Psychoanalysis brings together nineteen essays in updated form, still as relevant, witty and informative today as when the book originally published.... (more)
Psychoanalysis, Trauma and Community: History and Contemporary Reappraisals
Trauma is one of the hottest contemporary topics within psychoanalysis, whilst many psychoanalysts are increasingly interested in applying their skills outside the traditional setting of the... (more)
Psychoanalysis, Society, and the Inner World: Embedded Meaning in Politics and Social Conflict
Psychoanalysis, Society, and the Inner World explores ideas from psychoanalysis that can be valuable in understanding social processes and institutions and in particular, how psychoanalytic ideas and... (more)
Talking About Evil: Psychoanalytic, Social, and Cultural Perspectives
How can we talk about evil? How can we make sense of its presence all around us? How can we come to terms with the sad fact that our involvement in doing or enabling evil is an interminable aspect of... (more)
Metapsychology and the Foundations of Psychoanalysis: Attachment, Neuropsychoanalysis and Integration
Metapsychology and the Foundations of Psychoanalysis redresses faults in Freud's original conception to develop a coherent theoretical basis for psychodynamic theory. Simon Boag demonstrates that... (more)
Letters to a Young Psychoanalyst: Lessons on Psyche, Human Existence, and Psychoanalysis
Written in the form of letters from an experienced analyst to a young colleague, Letters to a Young Psychoanalyst expands the psychoanalytic frame to include South American, French, and British... (more)
Trans-Generational Trauma and the Other: Dialogues Across History and Difference
Often, our trans-generational legacies are stories of 'us' and 'them' that never reach their terminus. We carry fixed narratives, and the ghosts of our perpetrators and of our victims. We long to be... (more)
Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Identity and Difference: Navigating the Divide
Every day, clinicians encounter challenges to empathy and communication while struggling to assist patients with diverse life histories, character, sexuality, gender, psychopathology, cultural,... (more)
Everyday Evils: A Psychoanalytic View of Evil and Morality
Everyday Evils takes a psychoanalytic look at the evils committed by ordinary people in different contexts - from the Nazi concentration camps, to Stockholm Syndrome, to the atrocities publicized by... (more)
Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Conflict: A Critical Reassessment
Since its inception, and throughout its history, psychoanalysis has been defined as a psychology of conflict. Freud's tripartite structure of id, ego and superego, and then modern conflict theory,... (more)
Bion in Film Theory and Analysis: The Retreat in Film
In Bion in Film Theory and Analysis: The Retreat In Film, Carla Ambrosio Garcia introduces the rich potential of the thinking of British psychoanalyst Wilfred Bion for film theory. By so doing, she... (more)
Flirting with Death: Psychoanalysts Consider Mortality
This volume is a collection of essays by psychoanalysts covering the denial of death amongst psychotherapists and psychoanalysts and its effect on clinical practice, the effect of early childhood... (more)
Psychoanalytic Approaches to Loss: Mourning, Melancholia and Couples
Psychoanalytic Approaches to Loss: Mourning, Melancholia and Couples is an important and significant new reference text for clinicians, trainees and all of those involved in assisting couples with... (more)
A Psychoanalyst in the Classroom: On the Human Condition in Education
Offers a new view of pedagogical practices to psychoanalysts interested in pedagogy. A Psychoanalyst in the Classroom provides rich descriptions of the surprising ways individuals handle matters of... (more)
The New Analyst's Guide to the Galaxy: Questions about Contemporary Psychoanalysis
This book consists of a dialogue between a young psychoanalyst, Luca Nicoli, and a renowned teaching analyst, Antonino Ferro. It touches upon many of the key areas of contemporary psychoanalysis:... (more)
Countertransference in Perspective: The Double-Edged Sword of the Patient-Therapist Emotional Relationship
In psychoanalysis the term "countertransference", coined by Freud, describes the complex emotional relation between therapist and patient. The term is nowadays used in a broad sense, referring to the... (more)
Freud: In His Time and Ours
Elisabeth Roudinesco offers a bold and modern reinterpretation of the iconic founder of psychoanalysis. Based on new archival sources, this is Freud's biography for the twenty-first century - a... (more)
Brief Psychoanalytic Therapy
In recent years, there has been a drive to develop briefer and more focal psychodynamic interventions, with the hope of satisfying the ever-increasing need for mental health support. This book... (more)
The Routledge Handbook of Psychoanalysis in the Social Sciences and Humanities
The Routledge Handbook of Psychoanalysis in the Social Sciences and Humanities provides a comprehensive, critical overview of the historical, theoretical and applied forms of psychoanalytical... (more)
Freud's 'Outstanding Colleague' / Jung's 'Twin Brother': The Suppressed Psychoanalytic and Political Significance of Otto Gross
Otto Gross was the first analyst to link his work with radical politics, connecting inner, personal transformation with outer, collective change. Since his death in 1920 his work has been suppressed,... (more)
Supervision in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy: A Case Study and Clinical Guide
Supervision in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy demonstrates why supervision is an essential component of any psychoanalytic or therapeutic work. Drawing on Winnicott and rich clinical material, and... (more)
The Muse: Psychoanalytic Explorations of Creative Inspiration
Psychoanalysts have long been fascinated with creative artists, but have paid far less attention to the men and women who motivate, stimulate, and captivate them. The Muse counters this trend with... (more)
The Death of Desire: An Existential Study in Sanity and Madness: Second Edition
A stunning exploration of the relation between desire and psychopathology, The Death of Desire is a unique synthesis of the work of Laing, Freud, Nietzsche, and Heidegger that renders their often... (more)
Separation-Individuation Struggles in Adult Life: Leaving Home
Separation-Individuation Struggles in Adult life: Leaving Home focuses on the developmental task of separating from parents and siblings for individuals and couples who have not been able to resolve... (more)
Psychoanalysis Beyond the End of Metaphysics: Thinking Towards the Post-Relational
Psychoanalysis Beyond the End of Metaphysics offers a new paradigm approach which advocates reengaging the importance of metaphysics in psychoanalytic theorizing. The emergence of the relational... (more)