{"product_id":"psychoanalysis-as-therapy-and-storytelling-9780415372053","title":"Psychoanalysis as Therapy and Storytelling","description":"\u003cp\u003eIs psychoanalysis a type of literature? Can telling 'stories' help us to get at the truth?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePsychoanalysis as Therapy and Storytelling\u003c\/em\u003e examines psychoanalysis from two perspectives - as a cure for psychic suffering, and as a series of stories told between patient and analyst.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAntonino Ferro uses numerous clinical examples to investigate how narration and interpretation are interconnected in the analytic session. He draws on and develops Bion's theories to present a novel perspective on subjects such as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003epsychoanalysis as a particular form of literature\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003esexuality as a narrative genre or dialect in the analyst's consulting room\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003edelusion and hallucination\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eacting out, the countertransference and the transgenerational field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eplay: characters, narrations and interpretations.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePsychoanalytic clinicians and theoreticians alike will find the innovative approach to the analytic session described here of great interest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 2007 Sigourney Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAntonino Ferro, Dana Birksted-Breen, Philip Slotkin\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50844445835538,"sku":"9780415372053","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e330d84b-2ba3-4620-948a-e41406d78ad8.jpg?v=1737321117","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/psychoanalysis-as-therapy-and-storytelling-9780415372053","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}