This volume presents a collection of case studies by analysts who have treated patients who have committed serious acts of violence, either against others or themselves. Each detailed clinical account demonstrates the effectiveness of the psychoanalytic treatment and aims to further our understanding of the nature of violence. The text also contains a comprehensive review of the existing literature on aggression and violence from America, England and France, drawing out major themes which should be of interest to all those working with violent and suicidal patients.

A collection of papers focusing on the Kleinian conception of the Oedipus complex, how this is now understood, and what effect it has had on clinical practice.

Psychoanalytic Approaches to Forgiveness and Mental Health considers the role of forgiveness in mental life, about both forgiving and being forgiven. Each chapter addresses concepts including superego, repetition compulsion, enactment and notions such as sacrifice, penance, justification, absolution, and contrition.

Psychoanalytic Approaches to Forgiveness and Mental Health considers the role of forgiveness in mental life, about both forgiving and being forgiven. Each chapter addresses concepts including superego, repetition compulsion, enactment and notions such as sacrifice, penance, justification, absolution, and contrition.