Resonance of Suffering

Some sixty years after the Controversial Discussions in the early 40s, this passionate, lively book resurrects their spirit at a global scale. Under Andre Green's generous, tactful yet strong leadership, a small discussion group of noteworthy analysts met several times over three years in order to deal - by way of the detailed discussion of their clinical experiences - with what to many of those involved was and still is a polemical concept: that of the "borderline" patient. The end...
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Some sixty years after the Controversial Discussions in the early 40s, this passionate, lively book resurrects their spirit at a global scale. Under Andre Green's generous, tactful yet strong leadership, a small discussion group of noteworthy analysts met several times over three years in order to deal - by way of the detailed discussion of their clinical experiences - with what to many of those involved was and still is a polemical concept: that of the "borderline" patient. The end result is likely to constitute a landmark in the already protracted discussion of the "borderline" as a diagnosis, as well as of its transference and countertransference implications.