Frances Tustin (Makers of Modern Psychotherapy) [Paperback]

Sheila Spensley (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0415092639 | ISBN-13: 978-0415092630 | Publication Date: January 20, 1995 | Edition: 1

Frances Tustin describes the life and clarifies the work of an outstanding clinician whose understanding of autistic and psychotic children has brilliantly illuminated the relationship between autism and psychosis for others in the field. Sheila Spensley defines Tustin's position in traditional and contemporary psychoanalytic theory and explains how it is related to work in infant psychiatry and developmental psychology. She makes Tustin's original concepts accessible to the non-specialist reader and shows how relevant they are to work in other areas such as learning disability and work with adult patients.

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Review

Spensley's book is a valuable addition to the Routledge series on Makers of Modern Psychotherapy. Her well written and knowledgable exposition of Frances Tustin's life and ideas make it clear why Tustin should have been included. Within her book Tustin's ideas are shown, not only as a part of the history of psychoanalytic theory, but as a continuing inspiration.

About the Author

Sheila Spensley is Prinicipal Clinical Psychologist and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist at the Willesden Centre for Psychological Treatment --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (January 20, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415092639
• ISBN-13: 978-0415092630
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,885,178 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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