Contemporary Psychoanalysis in America: Leading Analysts Present Their Work [Hardcover]

Arnold M. Cooper (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2006 | ISBN-10: 158562232X | ISBN-13: 978-1585622320 | Edition: 1

This book is a unique and superb gateway to current psychoanalytic thinking. Thirty of America's foremost psychoanalystsAleaders in defining the current pluralistic state of the professionAhave each presented what they consider to be their most significant contribution to the field. No mere anthology, these are the key writings that underlie current discussions of psychoanalytic theory and technique. The chapters cover contemporary ideas of intersubjectivity, object relations theory, self psychology, relational psychoanalysis, hermeneutics, clinical technique, changing concepts of unconscious, empirical research, infant observation, gender and sexuality, and more. While the differences in point of view are profound, there is also a striking coherence on some core issues. Each of the contributions features an introduction by the volume editor and a note by the author explaining the rationale for its selection. The brilliant introduction by Peter Fonagy provides an overview and places each author in the context of contemporary psychoanalysis. A list of the authors may convey the astonishing breadth of this volume: Brenner, Bromberg, Busch, Chodorow, Cooper, Emde, Friedman, Gabbard, Goldberg, Greenberg, Grossman, Hoffman, Jacobs, Kantrowitz, Kernberg, Levenson, Luborsky, Michels, Ogden, Ornstein, Person, Pine, Renik, Schafer, Schwaber, Shapiro, Smith, Stern, Stolorow, Wallerstein This is a Abest of the bestA volumeAcutting-edge writing, highly accessible and studded with vivid clinical illustrations. Anyone wishing to acquire a comprehensive, authoritative, readily accessibleAeven entertainingAguide to American psychoanalytic thinking will find their goal fulfilled in this monumental collection.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"[ "Contemporary Psychoanalysis in America"] is an excellent and much needed book. With the advent of self psychology and ego psychology's loss of dominance, there has been an explosion of new theories and ideas in the mainstream. This book does a wonderful job of bringing together all of these, from intersubjectivity to infant psychology, in one easily accessible format. I would highly recommend this to anyone in the field of psychoanalysis or psychology."-- "Doody's Book Review Service", "August 11, 2006"

About the Author

Arnold M. Cooper, M.D., is Stephen P. Tobin and Dr. Arnold M. Cooper Professor Emeritus in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College and Training and Supervising Analyst at the Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research in New York City.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 799 pages
• Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pub; 1 edition (April 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 158562232X
• ISBN-13: 978-1585622320
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.7 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #822,866 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)