Psychotherapist and patient, Psychoanalysts--Professional ethics, Acting out (Psychology) 

In this volume, Glen O. Gabbard and Eva P. Lester take on the delicate and crucial issue of boundaries in psychoanalysis. With clarity and balance, Boundaries and Boundary Violations in Psychoanalysis develops linkages between the psychoanalytic literature on intrapsychic boundaries and the newer literature on analytic boundaries between patient and analyst. The authors trace the work of Freud, Tausk, Federn, Jacobson, Hartmann, and others. They show how key psychoanalytic concepts, old and new, expand our understanding of the analytic frame and serve to create a context for the emergence of "the analytic object."Gabbard and Lester map out professional boundary violations in the practice of psychoanalysis and discuss the early history of such transgressions, illustrating the influence of figures such as Jung, Ferenczi, and Ernest Jones. They then provide a psychoanalytic understanding of sexual boundary violations, using detailed cases, and devote a chapter to nonsexual boundary violations and the link to enactments. They open up discussions of post-termination boundaries and the role of boundaries in psychoanalytic supervision.The final chapter addresses practical strategies for coping with serious boundary violations. Gabbard and Lester illustrate preventive techniques, approaches to assessment and rehabilitation, and transference/countertransference difficulties. For clinicians and psychoanalytic institutes treating individuals who have transgressed professional boundaries, or for any therapist giving serious consideration to ethical issues in treatment, this solid and daring book will help them chart a new course for the practice of psychoanalysis. Editorial Reviews Review "An important book for clinicians at all levels of experience."- "Stephen A. Mitchell Ph.D., Psychoanalytic Dialogues" "While this book is primarily about the practice of psychoanalysis and should be required reading for candidates and analysts, therapists and counselors will find it a useful and thought provoking work."-- "Thomas Lynch, M.D., The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease", "November 2003" "In short, this is an excellent and comprehensive volume reflecting multiple aspects of boundary-related issues and their violations. It is well worth reissuing since it responds to the needs and pressures that continue to concern us today and will continue to do so."-- "Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic", "Summer 2004" "This book should be carefully studied by every psychiatrist, psychiatric educator, and psychotherapist, both for the protection of their patients and students and for their own self-interest."-- "Aaron H. Esman, M.D., American Journal of Psychiatry", "November 2003" "An important book for clinicians at all levels of experience."-- "Stephen A. Mitchell Ph.D., Psychoanalytic Dialogues" --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From the Inside Flap Introduced in 1995, Boundaries and Boundary Violations in Psychoanalysis was lauded by the psychoanalytic community for its balanced, clear perspective on professional boundary issues. It has since become the definitive text on the subject, and it is used in psychoanalytic seminars and courses all over the world. In this acclaimed volume, authors Glen O. Gabbard, M.D., and Eva P. Lester, M.D., shed light on the many controversies surrounding boundary issues and equip readers with strategies for recognizing and dealing with boundary problems on the part of clinicians and patients. Using history, theory, case examples, and practical approaches, Drs. Gabbard and Lester help clinicians develop a comprehensive understanding of professional boundaries -- and apply that understanding in practice by examining boundary transgressions. Topics include the history of boundary violations in psychoanalysis and the experiences of figures such as Freud and Jung; posttermination boundaries; the role of boundaries in psychoanalytic supervision; and practical institutional responses to serious violations, including preventive techniques, assessment and rehabilitation approaches, and transference/countertransference management approaches. With information geared toward both clinicians and institutions, Boundaries and Boundary Violations in Psychoanalysis is an invaluable resource for understanding and treating those who have transgressed professional boundaries. More broadly, it will help all clinicians develop an awareness of emerging problems in the psychoanalytic relationship in time to take steps to avoid serious transgressions. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.