The Empty Couch is an introduction to the challenges and obstacles inherent in ageing as a psychoanalyst. It addresses the previously neglected issue of ill health, as well as the significance of ageing for psychoanalysts, exploring the analyst’s attitude towards getting older, impermanence and sense of time and space. Setting out to encourage discussion on this vital topic, The Empty Couch brings this neglected area into sharp focus.
Key Features
- Covers a wide range of topics related to ageing and psychoanalysis.
- Includes contributions from expert authors discussing the problems of getting physically ill while practising as a therapist.
- Addresses the impact of ageing on professional stamina and the grief from losses in later life.
- Inquires into the role of psychoanalytic institutions in the context of ageing.
Additional Information
This book will be of interest to psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, counsellors, gerontologists and trainees in the psychoanalytic and psychotherapy worlds.
