Diagnosticul Psihanalitic

Nancy McWilliams shows how diagnosis can help clinicians know their clients. She offers a way to grasp mental distress in all its depth. The book draws on a century of thought on clinical care. It uses these ideas to help clients live fuller lives. It also seeks to help them be more true to themselves.

This guide is for clinicians at work and in training. It speaks to those from a range of schools of thought. It does not limit itself to just one approach. McWilliams writes as both a clinician and a teacher. She keeps ethics and patient care in close view.

The second edition brings its account of attachment theory up to date. This theory looks at the bonds people form. It also draws on relational theory, which looks at relationships. It uses research in neuroscience, the study of the brain and nerves. Other updates cover somatization: mental distress that takes a bodily form. They also cover psychological defenses, ways the mind guards against distress. These newer views shape its approach to diagnosis.