The starting point for this book is the Winnicott paper 'Ego distortion in terms of True and False Self' which is reprinted here. The contributors include: Frances Tustin on autism; Ken Wright on personal selfhood; Nina Coltart with insights from philosophy and Buddhism; and Katherine Cameron on Winnicott and Lacan.

This is the second monograph to be published under the auspices of Winnicott Studies, the Squiggle Foundation's renowned series of publications on contemporary applications of Winnicott's thought. Like its predecessor, which concentrated on the True and False Self, this volume focuses on a single topic: Winnicott's treatment of fathers.The volume includes a reprint of Winnicott's 1965 paper, A child psychiatry case illustrating delayed reaction to loss, which is followed by John Forrester's On holding as a metaphor, which expands and comments on many of the issues which Winnicott raises. John...

This volume in the Winnicott Studies series is dedicated to the life and work of Marion Milner and reflects, in varying ways, her unique use of Winnicott's work to shape her own thinking about art and creativity. The collection of papers contained within include contemporary reviews of Milner's books by both Winnicott himself and the poet W.H. Auden, as well as contemporary papers by Adam Phillips, Ken Wright and Lesley Caldwell, amongst others, that testify to the continued work of the Squiggle Foundation in London.