1st Edition
Catch Them Before They Fall: The Psychoanalysis of Breakdown
Biography
Christopher Bollas, PhD, is a psychoanalyst practising in London.
Sacha Bollas, PsyD, is a psychologist practising in Los Angeles.
"Dr. Christopher Bollas’s work has once more opened an important clinical vista within contemporary psychoanalytic praxis. Known for his evocative approach to the clinical process, that is his unique conceptualization of various experiences of self, Bollas provides us with another view into understanding the various vertices inherent in treating "breakdown" in "broken selves"...Bollas’s book has made our future work more hopeful and as such serves as our lucid object." – Loray Daws, psychoanalytic psychotherapist, contemporarypsychotherapy.org
"In yet another radical configuration of theory and practice, Christopher Bollas confirms his position as (at the very least) one of the most original thinkers in psychoanalysis today. Catch Them Before They Fall outlines a reasoned and strikingly humane way of working with those analytic patients who are in the throes of an acute breakdown of their existing defence structures." – Jean White, Guild of Psychotherapists, London, The British Journal of Psychotherapy
"Catch Them Before They Fall outlines a model of treatment based on providing extended sessions to clients on the verge of breakdown. Intended specifically for fellow psychoanalysts who are unsure about how to navigate breakdown, Bollas uses his professional experience to assert that breakdowns are driven by unconscious psychological processes, while providing the field with a refreshingly optimistic view on the psychoanalytical process and shedding light on the hidden transformative potential behind breakdowns." – Julie Y. A. Cachia, New York University, International Journal of Psychotherapy
