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Psychoanalytic Understanding of Violence and Suicide
Rosine Jozef Perelberg (Ed.)
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Description for Psychoanalytic Understanding of Violence and Suicide
Paperback. This volume comprises a collection of case studies from analysts who have treated patients who have committed serious acts of violence, either against others or themselves. Editor(s): Perelberg, Rosine Jozef; Shengold, Leonard. Series: The New Library of Psychoanalysis. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHBZ; MJN; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
Although there is a vast literature on aggression, comparatively little has been written on the issue of violence and even fewer clinical discussions have been published on the violent patient. This pioneering book presents a collection of case studies on the intensive psychoanalytic treatment of patients who have committed serious acts of violence against themselves or others. Each detailed clinical account demonstrates the effectiveness of the psychoanalytic treatment and furthers our understanding of the nature of violence. The Psychoanalytic Understanding of Violence and Suicide also contains a comprehensive review of the existing literature on aggression and violence from America, England and France, presenting major themes contained in this literature which will be of interest to all those working with violent and suicidal patients.
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Series
The New Library of Psychoanalysis
Condition
New
Weight
328g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415199322
SKU
V9780415199322
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Reviews for Psychoanalytic Understanding of Violence and Suicide
Perelberg has produced a book of the greatest topical importance to anyone involved in psychoanalysis. The review of the literature is by far the best on the subject. The various chapters of this most skillfully edited book are beautifully written, and lay the foundations for a psychoanalytic theory of violence and suicide. They also make an important contribution to a theory of technique that understands symptoms as solutions to conflicts. It should be a standard reading for many years to come. - Joseph Sandler, Late Professor Emeritus in Psychoanalysis, University College London, UK The clinical material is detailed, vivid, and convincing; The theoretical discussion is wide and the result is a book of great interest to anyone involved in psychoanalysis. - Ronald Britton ...this book constitutes an important contribution to the understanding of those patients that engage in violent acts. I felt the need for further elucidation on the difference between an actual suicidal act and a violent attack against another. ... As a bonus, most of the patients described in this book are young adults and in the clinical descriptions one can perceive those specific developmental aspects of the transition from adolescence to adulthood that bear an influence on this kind of psychopathology. - Carlos Fishman, Psychoanalyst, Portman Clinic, London, UK