Books published by Free Association Books

This introduction to object relations presents the work of the main theorists chronologically, enabling the reader to gain a sense of how the subject developed. The different concepts are explained and examined through the eyes of each theorist. A brief biography of each theorist is included.

This text is concerned with knowledge and how it is generated within complementary therapies: what kind of authority can be accorded to such knowledge; the nature of research agendas; and what ideas and skills are central to training and how they are transmitted.

What makes a man like John, in every respect a cultured and charming man, successful in his career and liked by his friends and acquaintances, behave violently towards a woman he says he loves? Drawing on writings from the men's and women's movements, and from psychoanalytic literature; a view of the issues surrounding this case.

The basic theme of this book - the contrast between the size of the problem of 'mental illness' and the inadequacy of responses to it - is more relevant now than a quarter of a century ago, when first written. Diagnoses have now reached staggering levels, yet psychiatry is dominated by reductionist biomedical models and drugs.

An analysis of the recent exlposion of research and literature on the enhancement of self-esteem. On both theoretical and practical levels, the author defines self-esteem and how it can be developed or enhanced.

This text introduces readers to the setting up and running of a drug support group and illustrates the underlying approach of providing mutual support for everyone involved. It highlights the problems which illegal drug use can bring, not just to drug users, but also to their partners and families.

This title provides an introduction to psychosomatics for counsellors and psychotherapists who want to learn about the psychologically informed management of their patients' physical symptoms.

Focusing on the work, well-being and lives of doctors during a period of crisis and change in the NHS, this work shows how GPs are responding to their changing roles and facing the challenge of misogyny and racism pervading their profession.

Winnicott's ideas are scattered through numerous clinical papers and popular expositions. He made only one attempt to write an overview of his ideas, and this is it.