We are pleased to present the second volume of our study on Psychoana- lytic Practice, which we entitle Clinical Studies. Together, the two volumes fulfill the functions usually expected of a textbook on theory and tech- nique. In fact, some reviewers have asked why such a title was not cho- sen. 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...