1st Edition

Balint Matters Psychosomatics and the Art of Assessment

By Jonathan Sklar Copyright 2017
254 Pages
by Routledge

254 Pages
by Routledge

254 Pages
by Routledge

This book explores the life and theories of Michael Balint, who kept alive Ferenczi's analytic traditions in Budapest and brought them to London, where they became a vital part of the Independent Group's theory and practice. Balint's theoretical understanding of regression, 'new beginnings', 'basic fault', as well as his profound impact on medicine, are all described. The work in the Balint groups... Read more
Introduction , An Overview of Michael Balint's Work , Regression and new beginnings: Michael, Alice, and Enid Balint, and the circulation of ideas , Training and supervision: between learning technique and developing authenticity , Balint Groups , Balint groups: a history , The psychoanalyst and the psychiatric clinic , An experience of a discussion group with HIV medical specialists in South Africa , Assessment , Why a model of psychodynamic assessment? , The beginning of the assessment , An early memory , The dream in the assessment , The sexual life of the patient , Thoughts on the ending , Some conclusions

Biography

Jonathan Sklar