A Brief Introduction to Psychoanalytic Theory

This most impressive book should be welcomed not only by all coming new to the detailed study of psychoanalysis but also by experienced clinicians and trainees from many psychotherapeutic approaches. * Review of the first edition, Therapy Today *Stephen Frosh… has written an intelligent, informed and engaging book. …It is eloquent, clear without being simplistic, erudite without being pompous. Frosh understands his subject matter and has a facility for explanation. * Review of the first edition, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy *Few can render psychoanalysis with such remarkable accessibility as Stephen Frosh. This introduction blends conceptual clarity and contemporary reflections, making a complex subject engaging for anyone wishing to explore it. * Nini Kerr, Senior Lecturer in Counselling and Psychotherapy, University of Edinburgh, UK *

Stephen Frosh is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Birkbeck, University of London, an Academic Associate of the British Psychoanalytical Society and a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. He is the author of many books and papers on psychosocial studies and on psychoanalysis.