Judy Cooper has unravelled the many enigmas and perplexitiesof Masud Khan's intriguing personality....a work of exquisitescholarship based on careful scrutiny of unpublished documentsand extensive interviews with those who knew Khan intimately.

Addresses the complexities of psychoanalytic assessment. Comprises a comprehensive review of relevant literature and contributions from various psychotherapists on the different aspects of the assessment process.

This is an excellent and enlightened book, simple and yet complex. The editors have wisely chosen papers which address basic concerns about what happens when working with patients in the consulting room. The ways these basic concerns are taken up are clearly described, with plenty of examples, and are always dealt with great thoughtfulness.

Psychoanalytic psychotherapists and psychoanalysts inevitably find themselves doing assessments in their work, both private and in a clinical setting, such as the NHS. In the authors' opinion there is not enough cover of this vital aspect of their work in the trainings which are offered by the respected organizations.