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Thomä, H. and Kächele, H. (1992). Psychoanalytic Practice:. , 1-518. Berlin Heidelberg New York Paris London Tokyo.

Psychoanalytic Practice:: 2 - Clinical Studies

Helmut Thomä and Horst Kächele

In Collaboration with:
Stephen Ahrens , Amdreas Bilger , Manfred Cierpka , Water Goudsmit , Roderich Hohage , Michael Hölzer , Juan Pablo Jiméenez , Lotte Köhler , Robert Marten , Joachim Scharfenberg , Rainer Schors , Wolfgang Steffens , Imre Szecsödy , Brigitte Thomä , Angelika Wenzel and Michael Wilson

Preface

We are pleased to present the second volume of our study on Psychoanalytic Practice, which we entitle Clinical Studies. Together, the two volumes fulfill the functions usually expected of a textbook on theory and technique. In fact, some reviewers have asked why such a title was not chosen. One of the reasons for our narrower choice was that our primary concern is focused on those aspects of psychoanalytic theory that are relevant to treatment.

The first volume, entitled Principles, has evoked much interest within and outside the professional community, creating high expectations toward its clinical counterpart. After all, psychoanalytic principles must demonstrate their value and efficacy in treatment, i.e., in achieving changes in symptoms and their underlying structures. This is apparent in the clinical studies contained in this book, and in the process of compiling them the senior author has had the opportunity to take stock of his long professional career.

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