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Alberto Stefana and Alessio Gamba, both psychotherapists, offer a contemporary perspective on the life and work of Marion Milner – one of the most influential women in psychoanalytic thought. Their scholarly work is crafted with a meticulous and rigorous intellectual approach to psychoanalytic ideologies, blending historical, clinical, and theoretical perspectives to illustrate why psychoanalysts like Milner matter in our therapeutic landscape today.
Stefana and Gamba come from a solid tradition of psychoanalysis, with a predominant focus on the British school. Alberto Stefana is a psychologist, psychotherapist in private practice, and academic researcher with a focus on evidence-based psychological assessment and treatment, as well as psychoanalysis. He has published over 100 papers in national and international journals, including The International Journal of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy Research, and has authored or edited four books in addition to the one reviewed here.
Alessio Gamba is a psychologist and psychotherapist with extensive experience in addressing ethical and philosophical issues in the treatment of people with severe organic pathologies. He also has significant clinical experience working with children, adolescents, and parents in the Italian healthcare system. He is the author of over 100 publications in Italian and international journals and serves as a contract professor and supervisor at the Department of Psychology at the University of Milano Bicocca and the Associazione per lo studio delle Scienze Neuropsichiatriche dell'Età evolutiva e dell'Adolescenza (ASNEA) School of Psychotherapy in Monza.
Their areas of research include the history and theory of psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic practice, particularly the development of self-report questionnaires to assess mental processes and identify severe personality disorders. Stefana’s focus on the history of psychoanalysis complements Gamba’s interest in the intersections between psychoanalysis,