Life in the Consulting Room: Portraits

ISBN-13: 9781782206392 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 170 str.

A. H. Brafman

Opis

This book offers a series of noteworthy vignettes that occurred in the author's consulting room. Although the context and objective of each consultation varied, the decision to present them here is due to a particularly interesting feature of the patient's life or a significant point that arose during their interview with the author.

Recenzje

"From his life’s work in psychiatry, child psychiatry and psychoanalysis, Dr Brafman has selected some clinical "Portraits", moments in consultations or treatments when something happened that struck him as a significant communication. He demonstrates how an open mind, patient curiosity, the capacity to bear "not knowing", together with a deep understanding of psychological development, have allowed him to respond to requests for help that may not be clearly articulated or even understood by the person consulting him. He makes clear that understanding a painful situation can be helpful in itself, and Dr Brafman’s own humanity and capacity to do exactly that lays the foundation for interventions that are sometimes surprising, always meaningful. A fascinating book." –Dr Jennifer Johns, Psychoanalyst and Fellow, British Psychoanalytical Society and The Institute of Psychoanalysis

Spis treści

Introduction.  Sex and love.  Unusual Solutions.  Unusual Stories.  Interesting Stories.  Unusual Histories.  Sentences.  Students’ stories.  Intra-vaginal non-ejaculation.  Music as a language.  The replacement child.