Psychoanalysis and Infant Research by Joseph D Lichtenberg

Psychoanalysis and Infant Research by Joseph D Lichtenberg

Lichtenberg collates and summarizes recent findings about the first two years of life in order to examine their implications for contemporary psychoanalysis. He explores the implications of these data for the unfolding sense of self, and then draws on these data to reconceptualize the analytic situation and to formulate an experiential account of the therapeutic action of analysis.

"Lichtenberg, in this book, has clearly undertaken an important and extremely difficult taskHe has integrated the current work of two fields of behavioral science which attempt to understand and explain the development of the normal and the pathologically marred child and adult. He is also, however, suggesting alterations in our theory of the mind, alterations in technique, and alterations in our theory of cure. This book might, therefore, serve as a point of departure in discussions as to the nature of theory and treatment. It can also serve as a bridge to discussion with scientists outside our profession who are involved in the direct observation of children."

- Sydney M. Lytton, M.D., Bulletin of the Psychoanalytic Association of New York

"Psychoanalysis and Infant Research is one of the most important publications in our discipline in recent years, mandatory reading for all psychotherapists. There is so much information and so many ideas packed into the book that one can only mention some of the high points in the hope that the reader will turn directly to the book."

- Richard D. Chessick, Ph.D., Dynamic Psychotherapy

Joseph D. Lichtenberg, M.D., is Editor-in-Chief of Psychoanaytic Inquiry, Director Emeritus of the Institute of Contemporary Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, and past President of the International Council for Psychoanalytic Self Psychology. He has authored and edited numerous books and articles, including Craft and Spirit: A Guide to the Exploratory Psychotherapies (Analytic Press, 2005) and, with Frank Lachmann and James Fosshage, A Sprit of Inquiry: Communication in Psychoanalysis (Analytic Press, 2002).

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ISBN 13	9781138179905
ISBN 10	1138179906
Title	Psychoanalysis and Infant Research
Author	Joseph D Lichtenberg
Series	Psychoanalytic Inquiry Book Series
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Routledge
Year published	2017-03-06
Number of pages	278
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