Body Speaks - Body Image Delusions and Hypochondria

Body Image Delusions and Hypochondria. This book explores the authors pioneering work with severely disturbed patients, to show what it means to work and think as a psychoanalyst about transference and the internal world of a psychotic patient, with all the difficulties involved in continuing to treat and engage with even severely ill patients.

List of contents

ABOUT THE AUTHORFOREWORD by Maria RhodeINTRODUCTIONCHAPTER ONE Body image models and theoriesCHAPTER TWO PierreCHAPTER THREE Philippe and countertransferenceCHAPTER FOUR Katherine: body image transformationsCHAPTER FIVE The boy who said that bats were flying out of his cheeksCHAPTER SIX Ines: bleeding lips and tongue when separation occursCHAPTER SEVEN Somatic delusion: Hugo and PabloCHAPTER EIGHT Luis: half of his body and brain are missin--in collaboration with Teresita MilanREFERENCESINDEX

About the author

David Rosenfeld

Summary

This book explores the author's pioneering work with severely disturbed patients, to show what it means to work and think as a psychoanalyst about transference and the internal world of a psychotic patient, with all the difficulties involved in continuing to treat and engage with even severely ill patients.

Product details

• Authors: Maria Rhode, David Rosenfeld, Rosenfeld David
• Assisted by: Sylvine G. Campbell (Translation), Susan Rogers (Translation)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367102975
• ISBN: 978-0-367-10297-5
• No. of pages: 104
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Psychoanalytical and Freudian psychology, Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology), PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Psychoanalysis