1st Edition
The Talking Cure A Descriptive Guide to Psychoanalysis
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.
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