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The Abyss of Madness
George E. Atwood
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Description for The Abyss of Madness
Paperback. Series: Psychoanalytic Inquiry Book Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JMAF; MMJT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
Despite the many ways in which the so-called psychoses can become manifest, they are ultimately human events arising out of human contexts. As such, they can be understood in an intersubjective manner, removing the stigmatizing boundary between madness and sanity. Utilizing the post-Cartesian psychoanalytic approach of phenomenological contextualism, as well as almost 50 years of clinical experience, George Atwood presents detailed case studies depicting individuals in crisis and the successes and failures that occurred in their treatment. Topics range from depression to schizophrenia, bipolar disorder to dreams, dissociative states to suicidality. Throughout is an emphasis on the underlying essence of ... Read more
Despite the many ways in which the so-called psychoses can become manifest, they are ultimately human events arising out of human contexts. As such, they can be understood in an intersubjective manner, removing the stigmatizing boundary between madness and sanity. Utilizing the post-Cartesian psychoanalytic approach of phenomenological contextualism, as well as almost 50 years of clinical experience, George Atwood presents detailed case studies depicting individuals in crisis and the successes and failures that occurred in their treatment. Topics range from depression to schizophrenia, bipolar disorder to dreams, dissociative states to suicidality. Throughout is an emphasis on the underlying essence of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
236
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Psychoanalytic Inquiry Book Series
Condition
New
Weight
354g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415897105
SKU
V9780415897105
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About George E. Atwood
George E. Atwood, Ph.D., is Professor of Clinical Psychology at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, USA. He is the author and co-author of numerous books, including Contexts of Being (Analytic Press, 1992), Faces in a Cloud (Jason Aronson, 1993), The Intersubjective Perspective (Jason Aronson, 1994), Working Intersubjectively (Analytic Press, 1997), and Worlds of Experience (Basic Books, 2002).
Reviews for The Abyss of Madness
"From the very beginning of his career, George Atwood has immersed himself in the world of madness, doing psychotherapy and psychoanalysis with the most difficult patients – those suffering from psychoses, deep depressions, suicidality, and multiple self-states. He has a unique gift for both understanding and working effectively with such individuals, and this book – primarily a series of case ... Read more