Patient and the Analyst

The Patient and the Analyst

The Patient and the Analyst is an essential work of psychoanalytic literature.

Introducing and explaining the core principles of psychoanalytic work, the book is both a readable introduction and an authoritative work of reference. Covering subjects including transference and countertransference, resistance, interpretation and the treatment alliance, the authors provide considerable insight. This Classic Edition includes a new foreword by Peter Fonagy.

The Patient and the Analyst is a classic work that will be essential reading for psychoanalysts in practice and in training.