Psychoanalysis Arena

First Do No Harm

The Paradoxical Encounters of Psychoanalysis, Warmaking, and Resistance

• Edited by Adrienne Harris, and Steven Botticelli.

Published June 2010

At the outset of World War I - the "Great War" - Freud supported the Austro-Hungarian Empire for which his sons fought. But the cruel truths of that bloody conflict, wrought on the psyches as much as the bodies of the soldiers returning from the battlefield, caused him to rethink his stance and…
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Betweenity

A Discussion of the Concept of Borderline

• By Judy Gammelgaard.

Published May 2010

From its inception psychoanalysis has sought to effect a cure through the therapeutic relationship between analyst and analysand. Betweenity looks at what happens when the established framework of the psychoanalytic process is challenged by those with borderline personalities. In this book…
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Get the Diagnosis Right

Assessment and Treatment Selection for Mental Disorders

• By Jerome S. Blackman.

Published May 2010

In this remarkable book, Dr. Blackman allows all readers, from beginners through advanced analysts, to learn about the details of diagnosis of mental disturbance and specific recommendations for treatment. Get the Diagnosis Right amalgamates the most useful ideas from general psychiatry, cognitive…
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Toward an Emancipatory Psychoanalysis

Brandchaft's Intersubjective VIsion

• By Bernard Brandchaft, Shelley Doctors and Dorienne Sorter.

Published May 2010

Best known for his contributions to the development of contemporary intersubjectivity theory, Bernard Brandchaft has dedicated a career to the advancement of psychoanalytic theory and practice. Continually searching for a theoretical viewpoint that would satisfactorily explain the clinical…
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The Gendered Unconscious

Can Gender Discourses Subvert Psychoanalysis?

• By Louise Gyler.

Published April 2010

Feminist interventions in psychoanalysis have often attempted either to subvert or re-frame the masculinist and phallocentric biases of Freud's psychoanalysis. This book investigates the nature of these interventions by comparing the status and treatment of women in two different psychoanalytic…
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Good Enough Endings

Breaks, Interruptions, and Terminations from Contemporary Relational Perspectives

• Edited by Jill Salberg.

Published March 2010

In the relational literature, the subject of termination - the ending of an analysis - has received scant attention, and traditional Freudian or ego-psychological criteria are not always enough to assess the readiness to terminate therapy in the coconstructed, intersubjective analytic relationship.…
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Contemporary Psychoanalytic Foundations

Postmodernism, Complexity, and Neuroscience

• By Mark Leffert.

Published March 2010

Past scholars have tried to classify psychoanalysis as an intrinsically positivist science, with varying degrees of success. Their critics have fared little better with narrow applications of postmodern thought, which focus on smaller areas within psychoanalysis and, as a result, neglect the…
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Insomnia

Diagnosis and Treatment

• Edited by Michael J. Sateia, and Daniel Buysse.

Published March 2010

The first source on insomnia treatment since the advancement of newer drug options and cognitive behavioral therapies, Insomnia: Diagnosis and Treatment presents a comprehensive reference on the complications, evaluation, and treatment of insomnia. Ideal for sleep medicine specialists,…
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Off The Couch

Contemporary Psychoanalytic Applications

• Edited by Alessandra Lemma, and Matthew Patrick.

Published March 2010

The contemporary relevance of psychoanalysis is being increasingly questioned; Off the Couch challenges this view, demonstrating that psychoanalytic thinking and its applications are both innovative and relevant, in particular to the management and treatment of more disturbed and difficult to…
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Relational Approaches in Gestalt Therapy

• Edited by Richard Hycner, and Lynne Jacobs.

Published March 2010

Richard Hycner and Lynne Jacobs assemble an international group of Gestalt theorists and clinicians for an engaging and insightful investigation into the integration of relational approaches within Gestalt therapy. The book is divided thematically into three sections. The first section speculates…
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