1st Edition

The Talking Cure A Descriptive Guide to Psychoanalysis

By Joseph D. Lichtenberg Copyright 1985
    166 Pages
    by Routledge

    166 Pages
    by Routledge

    Among the many elementary expositions of psychoanalysis, "The Talking Cure" is unique in focusing on the actual analytic experience. Lichtenberg's approach is humanistic, demonstrating empathic understanding of the fears and hopes of the person seeking help. He provides a "feel" for what happens during the analytic voyage of self-discovery.

    A Historical Note: "The Talking Cure." Beginning the Search for Help. Reaching Out-Finding a Qualified Psychoanalyst. Reaching Out-Seeking the Analyst You Prefer. The Consultation. The Couch and Free Association. The Analytic "Contract." Decisions, Decisions. Starting Out. Getting Deep into the Middle of the Analysis. Endings and New Beginnings. Afterthoughts. Appendix: Psychoanalytic Organizations and Training.

    Biography

    Joseph D. Lichtenberg, M.D., is Editor-in-Chief of Psychoanaytic Inquiry, Director Emeritus of the Institute of Contemporary Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, and past President of the International Council for Psychoanalytic Self Psychology.  He has authored and edited numerous books and articles, including Craft and Spirit: A Guide to the Exploratory Psychotherapies (Analytic Press, 2005) and, with Frank Lachmann and James Fosshage,  A Sprit of Inquiry: Communication in Psychoanalysis (Analytic Press, 2002).

    "At this propitious time, The Talking Cure presents psychoanalysis to the public in an engaging and thorough manner.  The volume is a welcome addition.  It should be of value not only to the laity but also those teachers and therapists wishing to share with others the meaning of dynamic therapy."

    - Lawrence Deutsch, The Psychoanalytic Quarterly

    "Lichtenberg's discussion of the analytic process is excellent - subtle without being recondite, sympathetic without being sentimental.  He has communicated in a manual for lay readers something of the excitement of conjuring multiple, interconnected layers of meaning.  That is an achievement."

    - Ildiko Mohacsy, The Academy Forum