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Like her previous Introduction to Object Relations, Lavinia Gomez's new book offers excellent guidance for anyone who seeks to get a handle on this important aspect of the British psychoanalytic tradition. In focussing on a select few contributors whose ideas are presented and discussed with great lucidity, Gomez manages to give a most useful account of the development of Object Relations theory and practice. The subtlety and complexity of her writing - as it is perhaps best exemplified by her re-assessment of 'the case' of Masud Khan - makes this book a pleasure to read. -Werner Prall, Ph.D, Senior Lecturer, Centre for Psychoanalysis, Middlesex University and The Guild of Psychotherapists, London. Lavinia Gomez describes developments in psychoanalytic thought and technique in Post War Britain. Linking the intellectual and personal biographies of central figures in the Kleinian and Independent groups, she shows how the commonalities and differences within schools of thought converge into a rich body of contemporary psychoanalytic practice. Her accomplished synthesis is interesting, accessible and erudite. -Gabrielle Brown, Adult Psychotherapist, Portman Clinic, Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust, London. This book is a stimulating read with both informative and thought provoking content. In a clear, concise style, Gomez describes and comments on the historical emergence of object relations theory and the contrasting approaches that developed from it. Controversial differences are depicted between Klein/Winnicott /Bion/and Khan in an impressive overview and she creatively explores several further developments. Fascinating details about the analysts' lives, set against the backcloth of the psychoanalytic world, connect the reader with the personalities behind the theories. -Anna Bravesmith, (BPC, BAPPS), practising Jungian analyst, trainer and supervisor, member of the Society of Analytical Psychology. What first struck me about this book was the author's love for psychoanalysis. Gomez engages deeply and methodically with her subject, offering an original slant as well a valuable overview of Object Relations in the later twentieth century. Linking theoretical and personal aspects of practitioners and their work, together with absorbing case material, means the book will be helpful to experienced clinicians as well as those newer to the field. It is a good resource for all therapists to have in their library, and a must for those involved in teaching. The book is clearly structured, well thought through and highly readable. -Margot Schiemann, MA, Psychotherapist, Supervisor and Teacher, Training Group Analyst with the Institute of Group Analysis.

Like her previous Introduction to Object Relations, Lavinia Gomez's new book offers excellent guidance for anyone who seeks to get a handle on this important aspect of the British psychoanalytic tradition. In focussing on a select few contributors whose ideas are presented and discussed with great lucidity, Gomez manages to give a most useful account of the development of Object Relations theory and practice. The subtlety and complexity of her writing - as it is perhaps best exemplified by her re-assessment of 'the case' of Masud Khan - makes this book a pleasure to read. -Werner Prall, Ph.D, Senior Lecturer, Centre for Psychoanalysis, Middlesex University and The Guild of Psychotherapists, London.

Like her previous Introduction to Object Relations, Lavinia Gomez's new book offers excellent guidance for anyone who seeks to get a handle on this important aspect of the British psychoanalytic tradition. In focussing on a select few contributors whose ideas are presented and discussed with great lucidity, Gomez manages to give a most useful account of the development of Object Relations theory and practice. The subtlety and complexity of her writing - as it is perhaps best exemplified by her re-assessment of 'the case' of Masud Khan - makes this book a pleasure to read. -Werner Prall, Ph.D, Senior Lecturer, Centre for Psychoanalysis, Middlesex University and The Guild of Psychotherapists, London. Lavinia Gomez describes developments in psychoanalytic thought and technique in Post War Britain. Linking the intellectual and personal biographies of central figures in the Kleinian and Independent groups, she shows how the commonalities and differences within schools of thought converge into a rich body of contemporary psychoanalytic practice. Her accomplished synthesis is interesting, accessible and erudite. -Gabrielle Brown, Adult Psychotherapist, Portman Clinic, Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust, London. This book is a stimulating read with both informative and thought provoking content. In a clear, concise style, Gomez describes and comments on the historical emergence of object relations theory and the contrasting approaches that developed from it. Controversial differences are depicted between Klein/Winnicott /Bion/and Khan in an impressive overview and she creatively explores several further developments. Fascinating details about the analysts' lives, set against the backcloth of the psychoanalytic world, connect the reader with the personalities behind the theories. -Anna Bravesmith, (BPC, BAPPS), practising Jungian analyst, trainer and supervisor, member of the Society of Analytical Psychology. What first struck me about this book was the author's love for psychoanalysis. Gomez engages deeply and methodically with her subject, offering an original slant as well a valuable overview of Object Relations in the later twentieth century. Linking theoretical and personal aspects of practitioners and their work, together with absorbing case material, means the book will be helpful to experienced clinicians as well as those newer to the field. It is a good resource for all therapists to have in their library, and a must for those involved in teaching. The book is clearly structured, well thought through and highly readable. -Margot Schiemann, MA, Psychotherapist, Supervisor and Teacher, Training Group Analyst with the Institute of Group Analysis.

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Lavinia Gomez worked for thirty years as a psychotherapist and supervisor and as a trainer at a number of psychotherapy training organisations. She is the author of An Introduction to Object Relations (1997) and the Routledge title The Freud Wars (2005). These reflect her interests in Object Relations and in philosophy, especially the philosophy of psychoanalysis and the legitimacy of psychoanalysis as a subject.

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