A welcome reissue of the collected papers of John Rickman, originally published in 1957, with a new preface by Pearl King. A partner to Pearl King's new edited collection, -No Ordinary Psychoanalyst: The Exceptional Contributions of John Rickman-. -Selected Contributions- spans 30 years of rapidly-expanding psychoanalytic research in fields as diverse as group therapy and psychodynamics, communication and general medicine. Of interest to all those in the psychoanalytic community and those interested in the history of psychoanalysis.

John Rickman had a deep impact on psychoanalysis, combining a deep knowledge thereof with an avid interest in social psychology, to the benefit of both. He was a fresh thinker, always innovative, with an extensive range of interests. This is an affectionate, incisive, intelligent paean to one of the greats of psychoanalysis.