Above the Ground and Beneath the Clouds: Schizophrenia in Lacanian Psychoanalysis
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (808 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B072JCPNXR |
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| Number of Pages | : | 414 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-17 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The second part presents the fascinating case of the late 19th century Greek writer Georgios Vizyenos, who invented an extraordinary way to anchor the body before his admission to a psychiatric institution in 1896. The first part comprises the theoretical investigation of schizophrenia in early 20th century psychiatry and in the theory and teaching of Freud, Lacan, and other influential psychoanalysts. Above the Ground and Beneath the Clouds examines the history, conceptualisation, and treatment of the psychotic sub-type of schizophrenia, as this is advocated by psychoanalysis of Lacanian orientation, which is contrasted to modern psychiatry. The book's main focus is the status of the schizophrenic body and language. The ways in which these concepts can be of theoretical and clinical use in contemporary clinical settings are examined throughout.The book consists of three parts. The third part discusses the implications of those findings for the contemporary psychoanalytic diagnosis and treatment of schizophrenia.Assisted by examples from the auth
He was born in Greece and completed his psychoanalytic training under the auspices of the Institute of the Freudian Field-Lacanian orientation. He currently teaches psychology in higher education and is a member of the Hellenic Society of the New Lacanian School. Yannis Grammatopoulos is a psychologist and a psychoanalyst. Grammatopoulos has worked as a clinician with a variety of vulnerable populations, from mental health patients to detained illegal immigrants. . D
This book is an important history of schizophrenia from Freud to Lacan that problematises some contemporary psychoanalytic responses to psychosis and helps us differentiate between inventions that emphasise the symbolic and those that emphasise the real. Elaborating with welcome clarity Lacan’s theories of knotting, the sinthome and lalangue, Grammatopoulos provides an invaluable account of the clinical relevance of the later Lacan and of the importance of the schizophrenic’s own invention in any attempt of recovery." (Anne Worthingto