The New Dictionary of Kleinian Thought

The New Dictionary of Kleinian Thought provides a comprehensive and wholly
accessible exposition of Kleinian ideas. Offering a thorough update of R. D.
Hinshelwood’s highly acclaimed original, this book draws on the many developments
in the ®eld of Kleinian theory and practice since its publication.
The book ®rst addresses twelve major themes of Kleinian psychoanalytic thinking in
scholarly essays organised both historically and thematically. Themes discussed
include:
· Unconscious phantasy, Child analysis
· the Paranoid-schizoid and Depressive positions, the Oedipus complex
· Projective identi®cation, Symbol formation.
Following this, entries are listed alphabetically, allowing the reader to ®nd out about
a particular theme – from Karl Abraham to Whole Object – and to delve as lightly or
as deeply as needed. As such this book will be essential reading for psychoanalysts,
psychotherapists as well as all those with an interest in Kleinian thought.