Books by Marcus West

Provides an account of the nature and functioning of the non-verbal self, rooted in nature of affect and functioning of an 'affective appraisal mechanism', located in brainstem and right hemisphere of brain. This book draws on theory of narcissism.

Presents a simple way of understanding and working with dreams in clinical practice. This book describes the mechanisms through which the mind/brain processes our experience and forms symbols, which embody a network of associations. It demonstrates how the dream and this network of associations can apply on a number of levels.

This book explores the roots of borderline states of mind in early relational trauma and shows how it is possible, and necessary, to visit 'the darkest places' in order to work through these traumas. This is despite the fact that re-experiencing such traumas is unbearable for the patient.