Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy in China: Volume 2

by David E Scharff (Editor)

Overview

Volume 2 of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy in China continues the tradition began with Volume 1 of featuring cultural issues that confront analysts and therapists as they apply psychoanalytic thinking to their work with Chinese patients and students. Therapy and work with institutions are embedded in the civilisation, so the issues facing China and its people confront those who conduct therapy, consultation, and training there. This issue focuses on a wide-ranging view of cultural issues that underlie the work of psychoanalytic therapy, and that should equally inform training for that work. Just as the mental health needs of China are enormous, the obstacles to real cultural understanding are formidable. Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy in China aims to aid both the educator and the practitioner in their efforts to bridge cultural gaps by deepeningunderstanding of Chinese culture and mentality, and by applying that evolving understanding to therapeutic, consultative, and educational work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781912691494
Publisher:	Karnac Books
Publication date:	10/01/2016
Pages:	156
Product dimensions:	5.94(w) x 9.02(h) x (d)

About the Author

David E. Scharff, MD, editor-in-chief, Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy in China; co-founder, former Director, and Chair of the Board, The International Psychotherapy Institute; Chair, the International Psychoanalytical Association's Committee on Family and Couple Psychoanalysis; Director, Continuous Training Program in Couple and Family Psychoanalytic Therapy, Beijing; author and editor of more than 30 books, including Psychoanalysis in China (with Sverre Varvin); Psychoanalytic Couple Therapy (with Jill Scharff); Enrique Pichon-Riviere: Pioneer of the Link (with Roberto Losso and Lea Setton); and Family and Couple Psychoanalysis: A Global Perspective (with Elizabeth Palacios).

Table of Contents

EDITORIAL INTRODUCTION David E. Scharff ARTICLES Xie Yi Painting: A Chinese Cultural Therapy  Richard Wu A Contribution to the Psychodynamics of Tolerance  Tomas Plankers Psychoanalysis and the Understanding of Chinese Life Experience  Alf Gerlach Creativity and Transformation of the Psyche: Expressive Image Therapy  Cai Chenghou A Commentary on Cai Chenghou's "Creativity and Transformation of the Psyche"  Marta Tibaldi What are the Characteristics and Concerns of High and Low Raters of Psychodynamic Treatment to Chinese Students Over VCON?  Robert M. Gordon, Jane Tune, and Xiubing Wang Mother, Infant, and Woman's Identity  Jun Tong Interview of Sverre Varvin  Jia Xiao-Ming BOOK REVIEWS Book Essay: A Bridge for Introducing Psychoanalysis to China. Five Concepts Proposed to Psychoanalysis by Francois Jullien Reviewed by Almatea Usuelli Evil Hours: A Biography of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder by David J. Morris Reviewed by Sverre Varvin When the Sun Bursts: The Enigma of Schizophrenia by Christopher Bollas Reviewed by Ronald Abramson THEATRE REVIEW Chimerica by Lucy Kirkwood Reviewed by David Scharff