The New Psychoanalysis is a valuable contribution to the understanding of psychoanalytic theory, and recommended for readers of all degrees of interest in the field—students, writers, and analysts alike.
Anthony Elliott, director of the Centre for Critical Theory, Bristol, England; author of Psychoanalytic Theory For once, the title of a book is fully living up to its promises. In this volume, Phyllis Meadow articulates the basic principles of an innovative psychoanalytic treatment model that is able to face the clinical challenges of the 21st century. Drawing on her long experience and her critical understanding of classical psychoanalytic theory, she demonstrates how contemporary clinicians may profit from an updated set of concepts and variously modified techniques, without losing the cutting edge of Freud's discoveries. In the course of her argument, she also engages with the most recent developments within psychoanalysis, including the work of notoriously difficult authors such as Lacan. In light of its aspirations, breadth of coverage, and clinical scope, this book constitutes the first major event for psychoanalysis in this new millennium.
Dany Nobus, Brunel University Phyllis Meadow’s The New Psychoanalysis is one of the surest guides to the vast social as well as clinical implications of the dual drive theory of Freud’s mature years. This book is one of the most readable resources there are to clinical work and the psychoanalytic process.
Charles Lemert, Andrus Professor of Sociology, Wesleyan University