This book takes a deeper look into the darker side of the human condition by examining the psyches of those who have been victims or survivors of heinous acts perpetrated by others. From the ""personal Holocaust"" of sexual abuse in the family, to the genocidal persecution durin…
"This book takes a deeper look into the darker side of the human condition by examining the psyches of those who have been victims or survivors of heinous acts perpetrated by others. From the "personal Holocaust" of sexual abuse in the family, to the genocidal persecution during…
Wound of Mortality
by Brenner, Ira, Akhtar, Salman, Coen, Stanley J., Colarusso, Calvin A., Etezady, Hossein M.
Death is a much avoided topic. Literature does exist on mourning, but its focus remains upon the death of others. The fact of one's own mortality and its inevitable psychic impact on one's life is not optimally covered either in this literature or elsewhere in psychiatry and psy…
Play and Playfulness
by Bornstein, Melvin, Brenner, Ira, Akhtar, Salman, Bergman, Anni, Akhtar, Monisha C.
Play and Playfulness: Developmental, Cultural, and Clinical Aspects
by Volkan, Vamik, Bornstein, Melvin, Brenner, Ira, Akhtar, Salman, Herzog, James, Akhtar, Monisha, Bergman, Anni, Daniels, Lucy, Etezady, M. Hossein, A. Freeman, Daniel M., Kieffer, Christine, Lefcourt, Ilene Sackler, Mann, Mali, Scharff, Jill
Appearing nearly forty years after the last significant text on the topic, this book brings the psychoanalytic theory on play truly up to date and elucidates its significance for clinical work with the help of illustrative clinical vignettes.