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Explorations in autism a psycho-analytical study by Donald Meltzer ... [and others] ; Roland Harris Educational Trust
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Roland Harris Trust library no. 3
- The Roland Harris Trust library no. 3
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Autism in children--Psychological aspects.
- Autism in children.
- Autism--Psychological aspects.
- Autism.
- Psychological aspects.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (250 pages) illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- London : Published for the Harris Meltzer Trust by Karnac, 2008.
- Strath Tay, Perthshire, Scotland Clunie Press 1975
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Explorations in Autism is a turning point in both the understanding of and the clinical approach to autism. The clinical material gradually unveils the geography of the internal mother (which proved crucial for the development of Meltzer's claustrum theory) and allowed him to draft, for the first time in psychoanalysis, a theory of the dimensionality of mental life. The book is a moving journey through the dynamics of the transference- countertransference, revealing what Meltzer calls the essentials of humanity. It should be part of the training of every analyst and I believe it would be a rev
- Contents:
- section A. Theory
- section B. Clinical findings
- section C. Implications
- Notes:
- Reprinted in 2008
- Includes bibliographical references (page [245]) and index
- ISBN:
- 1855756641
- 9781855756649
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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