Steiner, John
Psychic Retreats: Pathological Organisations in Psychotic, Neurotic and Borderline Patients (New Library of Psychoanalysis)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780415099240
- author:
- Steiner, John
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Routledge
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1993
- Pages:
- 176
- Genre:
- Psychiatry
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Psychic Retreats explores the challenges of working with patients who are 'stuck' and difficult to engage with. John Steiner, a seasoned psychoanalyst, uses new developments in Kleinian theory to explain how these patients become rigid and stuck, with limited opportunity for growth or change.
Steiner identifies the formation of complex defence structures, which he terms 'psychic retreats', as a key factor in this phenomenon. These psychic retreats serve as a refuge for patients, allowing them to withdraw from contact with the analyst and reality. Steiner examines the clinical material to illustrate how these psychic retreats operate, providing a respite from anxiety and enabling the patient to cope with unbearable guilt.
The book is written with clinical psychoanalysts and psychoanalytic psychotherapists in mind, focusing on the technical challenges of treating severely ill patients. This detailed analysis provides a valuable resource for those working in the field of psychoanalysis.
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