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A major problem in our literature is that we cannot adequately convey in writing how we analyze. No other field in the arts or sciences has such difficulty showing its work. Furthermore, we know very little about whether the way an analyst writes—the tone, for example, or the level of certainty—tells us much at all about the way she or he analyzes. What carries over from one context to another? For better and worse, analysts behave very differently in the office than they do in other settings.
This book takes a unique approach to closing that gap. By effectively demonstrating how Gedo thinks, supervises, teaches, and forms judgments about patients, we think we can feel the man at work. And that is a remarkable achievement. To be sure, Gedo conveys primarily those facets of himself and his work which he chooses to make public, and so, as with any other author, we still do not see the context out of which these representations emerge. But this book is pure Gedo, and if you want a closer look at his opinions, his character, his arguments, and his honesty, this is where to find it.
The book is based on verbatim transcripts of a seminar Gedo taught in 1988-1989 in Chicago. The seminars focus on four case presentations, one by Gedo, one by another faculty member, and two by candidates. Each comprises a different chapter in the book. Following each case discussion, there is a commentary by Gehrie and then a series of notes written by Gedo to elaborate