Psychoanalysis as Therapy and Storytelling

by Antonino Ferro

Book Overview

Is psychoanalysis a type of literature? Can telling 'stories' help us to get at the truth?

Psychoanalysis as Therapy and Storytelling examines psychoanalysis from two perspectives - as a cure for psychic suffering, and as a series of stories told between patient and analyst.

Antonino Ferro uses numerous clinical examples to investigate how narration and interpretation are interconnected in the analytic session. He draws on and develops...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415372054
• ISBN13: 9780415372053
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.2"