HOLDING AND PSYCHOANALYSIS - SLOCHOWER, JOYCE ANNE 0.70KG IN SOUTH AFRICA

Hardcover. English. Analytic Press. 1996. ISBN: 9780881632002. 194pp. Good condition in hardcover with good dw, name inside. In Holding and Psychoanalysis: A Relational Perspective (second Edition), Joyce Slochower brings a contemporary relational framework to bear on Winnicott's notion of the holding environment. Revisiting the clinical impact and theoretical underpinnings of holding, Slochower explores its function in those moments when "ordinary" interpretive or interactive work cannot be tolerated. Slochower expands the holding construct beyond the needs of dependent patients by examining its therapeutic function across the clinical spectrum. Emphasizing holding