Psychosomatics Today: A Psychoanalytic Perspective

This revised edition of Psychosomatics Today provides a comprehensive introduction to the different international schools of psychosomatics, including the Paris School, Latin American School, American school of psychosomatic medicine, and Kleinian approach. It also includes a chapter on the German School of Psychosomatics, expands upon allergic object relations, and tackles the contemporary topic of overflow in theory and clinical practice. Illustrated by clinical case studies, the book is of interest to psychoanalysts, psychoanalytic psychotherapists, students of psychiatry and psychology, and paediatricians and medical practitioners.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 194 pages
Publication date: 01 June 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This revised edition of Psychosomatics Today offers a comprehensive introduction to the diverse international schools of psychosomatics, authored by esteemed professionals, and includes three new chapters on current practice. In addition to delving into fundamental psychosomatic topics, primarily focusing on the Paris School, the Latin American School, the American School of Psychosomatic Medicine, and the Kleinian approach to the soma, this edition expands upon allergic object relations and addresses the contemporary issue of overflow in theory and clinical practice. Covering a range of theoretical perspectives, the book is enriched with numerous clinical case studies, providing a captivating and holistic portrayal of the field, encompassing adolescent and child therapies. Psychosomatics Today holds immense appeal to psychoanalysts and psychoanalytic psychotherapists in both practice and training, as well as students of psychiatry and psychology, and paediatricians and medical practitioners seeking a deeper understanding of psychosomatics.

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032106618
Edition number: 2 ed