Book Notices

Altschul, S. (ed.) Childhood Bereavement and Its Aftermath. (Emotions and Behaviour Monograph 8.) Madison, Ct.,  Int. Univ. Press. 1988, pp.  428. $35

This volume presents the findings of the research project on childhood bereavement, carried out at the Institute of Psychoanalysis in Chicago, and begun in the 1950s.

Aschbach, C. & Schermer, V.L. Object Relations, the Self and the Group: A Conceptual Paradigm. London:  Routledge & Kegan Paul. 1987, pp.  280. £25

This work presents a framework for integrating group psychology with psychoanalytical theories of object relations, the ego and the self. The authors review earlier work and explore the similarities and differences between individual depth psychology and group dynamics.

Eissler, K.R. Freud as an Expert Witness: The Discussion of War Neuroses Between Freud and Wagner-Juaregg. Madison, Ct.:  Int. Univ. Press. 1986, pp.  422. $45

Based on the statements of Julius Wagner-Juaregg (a leading Viennese psychiatrist during World War I) and Sigmund Freud before a commission of inquiry into dereliction of military duty, the book explores several fascinating facets of Freud's career.

France, A. Consuming Psychotherapy. London:  Free Association Books. 1988, pp.  245. Cased £27.50; paper £9.95.

Accounts of psychoanalysis are usually given from the point of view of the therapist but this book is a detailed description of a long-term treatment written from the patient's point of view and provides a critique of the nature of the relationship between patient and therapist.

Freeman, T. The Psychoanalyst in Psychiatry. London:  Karnac Books. 1988, pp.  180. Cased £20; paper £9.95

This book describes the psychoanalytical approach to the clinical problems encountered in psychiatric practice. This approach is not merely a matter of theoretical conceptualization but is rather in the nature of a clinical discipline which over the years, virtually unnoticed, has widened and refined the range of clinical observation.