Above the Ground and Beneath the Clouds: Schizophrenia in Lacanian Psychoanalysis
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| Rating | : | 4.36 (521 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B072JCPNXR |
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| Number of Pages | : | 355 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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His book will make a valuable contribution to the theoretical understanding and clinical practice of anyone interested in psychoanalytic work with psychosis." (Werner Prall, PhD, Middlesex University and the Guild of Psychotherapists, London) . This book is an important history of schizophrenia from Freud to Lacan that problematises some contemporary psychoanalytic responses to psychosis and helps us differentiate between inventions that emphasise the symbolic and those that emphasise the real. Elaborating with welcome clarity Lacan’s theories of knotting, the sinthome and lalangue, Grammatopoulos provides an invaluable account of the clinical relevance of the later Lacan and of the importance
. Dr. He was born in Greece and completed his psychoanalytic training under the auspices of the Institute of the Freudian Field-Lacanian orientation. Grammatopoulos has worked as a clinician with a variety of vulnerable populations, from mental health patients to detained illegal immigrants. Yannis Grammatopoulos is a psychologist and a psychoanalyst. He currently teaches psychology in h
The book's main focus is the status of the schizophrenic body and language. It will be of help to academics, clinicians, trainees, and anyone who is interested in the way contemporary psychoanalysis approaches the persistently challenging subject of madness.. The ways in which these concepts can be of theoretical and clinical use in contemporary clinical settings are examined throughout.The book consists of three parts. The first part comprises the theoretical investigation of schizophrenia in early 20th century psychiatry and in the theory and teaching of Freud, Lacan, and other influential psychoanalysts. The third part discusses the implications of those findings for the contemporary psychoanalytic diagnosis and treatment of schizophrenia.Assisted by examples from the author's clinical experience and from literature and a