Description
About the Author
David Bell is a Consultant Psychiatrist at the Tavistock Clinic in London, where he directs the Fitzjohn's Unit, a specialist service for serious/complex psychological disorders. He is visiting Professorial Fellow, Birkbeck College, London and past President of the British Psychoanalytical Society. Throughout his career he has been deeply involved in the relation between psychoanalysis and literature, philosophy and politics, and has made numerous contributions in these areas. He is one of the UK's leading psychiatric experts in asylum/human rights. He is contributing editor of 'Reason and Passion' and 'Psychoanalysis and Culture: A Kleinian Perspective'.
Reviews
'Both in her clinical work and in her applied work Segal has, implicitly, defended an objectivist, that is a philosophically "realist", position... these themes are richly articulated, illustrated and expanded in this excellent collection.'- Otto F. Kernberg, MD, from his ForewordContributors: David Bell, Ronald Britton, Michael Feldman, Leon Grinberg, Rebeca Grinberg, Pearl King, A.A. Mason, Michael Rustin, Ignes Sodre, John Steiner and Richard Wollheim
Book Information
ISBN 9781855759749
Author David Bell
Format Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint Karnac Books
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd