Peter L. Giovacchini

Presents standard psychoanalytic theory and practice with the criticisms and additional comments of leaders in psychoanalysis, ego psychology and object relations. From Freudian theory to an exposition of present-day psychoanalytic theory, this work emphasises the classical concepts.

Discusses the psychotherapy of patients in the borderline spectrum, as well as those suffering from psychosomatic problems. The author emphasizes the importance of the holding environment and of phenomenological interpretations, and presents a large number of case studies.

Following Winnicott's orientation, the contributors to this book are discovering and rediscovering for themselves. They are all independent thinkers, not bound to any school. They work within various frameworks while using the clinical modes that Winnicott has stressed in his treatment of severely disturbed patients. They also build on his concepts and introduce their own outlooks, to enrich other therapists and help their patients.

Giovacchini explores a neglected aspect of psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic therapy. He combines scholarship with clinical examples that demonstrate his concept of countertransference and the part it plays in treatment.

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Treatment can be a liberating experience. This book aims to show that its ultimate purpose is to help the patient achieve maximum individuation, to free him from the shackles that he has acquired during painful and frustrating experiences in infancy.

In a study aimed at the informed professional, Pete Giovacchini offers material on the treatment of patients with character disorders, based upon a grasp of the vicissitudes of early ego-development. He utilises intelligible clinical examples.

In this volume, the authors examine the "narcissistic neuroses" and undertake to understand and influence their symptoms and their behaviours. They assume a variety of vantage-points, ranging from the Kleinian through the object-relations-oriented to the ego-structural.

Presents standard psychoanalytic theory and practice with the criticisms and additional comments of leaders in psychoanalysis, ego psychology and object relations. From Freudian theory to an exposition of present-day psychoanalytic theory, this work emphasises the classical concepts.