A Clinician’s Guide to Understanding and Using Psychoanalysis in Practice

Clinician’s Guide to Understanding and Using Psychoanalysis in Practice is a strong choice for therapists and clinicians who want practical, reliable insight into depression.

This book provides an intimate portrait of a clinician’s psychoanalytic approach to working in the public health sector with people suffering from acute and chronic emotional pain. Drawing on three central psychoanalytic concepts of countertransference, projective identification, and the destructive superego, Paul Terry weaves together a unique and distinctive psychoanalytically-based approach to psychotherapeutic work. He illustrates this approach in detailed, almost moment-by-moment case studies of his work with people suffering from depression, psychosis, dependency, loneliness, dementia, and terminal illness.

• Key themes include depression, mental health, psychology.
• Written for therapists and clinicians.
• Supports deeper learning in psychology with practical, readable insight.

Ideal for therapists and clinicians looking for a thoughtful resource on psychology. Available from Psychology Reads, this title fits both focused study and everyday personal growth.