Binding: Paperback
Description: This book presents a Lacanian perspective on the understanding and treatment of anorexia supported by case material research and theoretical insight from the author's 25 years of clinical practice. Domenico Cosenza explains how anorexia constitutes a challenge for contemporary psychoanalytic clinicians assesses previous theoretical understandings and examines clinical contributions from other schools of psychoanalysis. Cosenza argues that anorexia cannot be treated by following a classical psychoanalytic path and here draws on numerous clinical cases to articulate a Lacanian approach which addresses core concerns not resolved elsewhere. Elaborating on Lacanian concepts including refusal and the object nothing Cosenza offers a new approach for all psychoanalytically - informed clinicians working with anorexia. A Lacanian Reading of Anorexia will be of great interest to psychoanalysts psychiatrists clinical psychologists and psychotherapists interested in Lacanian perspectives and the dynamic - analytical approach in the treatment of anorexia.
Title: A Lacanian Reading Of Anorexia
Author(s): Cosenza Domenico
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781032331522
Pages: 304 Pages
Publication Date: 8/9/2023
Category: Eating Disorders & Therapy