1st Edition

Marion Milner A Contemporary Introduction

By Alberto Stefana, Alessio Gamba Copyright 2024
132 Pages
by Routledge

132 Pages
by Routledge

132 Pages
by Routledge

This focused and thorough book by Alberto Stefana and Alessio Gamba delves into Marion Milner’s contribution to psychoanalytic clinical theory and technique. The authors offer an overview of Milner’s work as a psychoanalyst, writer, and gifted painter. They bring to light how each of her clinical concepts and theorisations have been shaped by predecessors and, in turn, have inspired subsequent... Read more

Introduction 1. The artistic process as a basis for a model of clinical psychoanalytic process  2. Emotional development of the subject: the passage from the primary to the secondary object  3. Keywords  4. Creativity and play in the consulting room  5. From clinical practice to theory  6. Contemporary pliability

Biography

Alberto Stefana serves as a psychotherapist for adolescents and adults in conjunction with his role as an academic researcher. He published over one hundred articles on clinical psychology, psychoanalysis, and psychiatry in international journals.

Alessio Gamba is a child, adolescent, and couple psychotherapist. He worked in the developmental psychology unit and the neuropsychiatry clinic of San Gerardo Hospital in Monza, Italy, and currently is an adjunct professor at the Milano-Bicocca University and at the ASNEA School of specialisation in psychotherapy in Monza.