{"product_id":"w-r-bions-theories-of-mind-a-contemporary-introduction-9780367745684","title":"W. R. Bion's Theories of Mind: A Contemporary Introduction","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnnie Reiner's introduction to Wilfred Bion's theories of mind presents Bion's intricate ideas in an accessible, original way without compromising their complexity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReiner uses comparisons to painting, literature and philosophy, and detailed clinical examples, to provide an experience of Bion's work that can be felt as well as thought. The book explores many of Bion's theoretical and clinical innovations, and examines the controversy surrounding his concept of O. Reiner provides evidence of a continuity between Bion's early ideas and his later, more esoteric work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eW. R. Bion's Theories of Mind\u003c\/em\u003e will be essential reading for psychoanalysts and psychoanalytic candidates, as well as students of psychoanalytic and psychological history, and anyone looking for a readable introduction to Bion's work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnnie Reiner\u003c\/strong\u003e is a senior faculty member and training analyst at The Psychoanalytic Center of California (PCC) in Los Angeles. Her work was greatly influenced by Wilfred Bion, with whom she studied in the 1970s. She lectures throughout the world, is published in numerous journals and anthologies, and is the author of three psychoanalytic books--\u003ci\u003eThe Quest for Conscience \u0026amp; The Birth of the Mind \u003c\/i\u003e(2009), \u003ci\u003eBion and Being: Passion and the Creative Mind\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), and \u003ci\u003eOf Things Invisible to Mortal Sight: Celebrating the Work of James S. Grotstein \u003c\/i\u003e(Editor) (2017). She maintains a psychoanalytic practice in Beverly Hills, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50389231075602,"sku":"9780367745684","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_21d7c368-90e3-4796-b4e6-d926c6972883.jpg?v=1728917983","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/w-r-bions-theories-of-mind-a-contemporary-introduction-9780367745684","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}