The work of Tavistock Relationships: couple psychoanalysis and contemporary developments

Journal title INTERAZIONI
Author/s Susanna Abse
Publishing Year 2016 Issue 2016/2
Language Italian Pages 6 P. 15-20 File size 121 KB
DOI 10.3280/INT2016-002002
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This paper describes the work of Tavistock Relationships from its inception in 1948 to the current day. It explores the organisation’s theoretical development and its wide psychoanalytic influences. It discusses briefly the technical aspects of couple psychoanalysis as developed in the UK with reference to new developments using mentalization based therapeutic techniques.

Keywords: Couple psychoanalysis, Tavistock, mentalization, object relations.

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Susanna Abse, Il lavoro del Tavistock Relationships: psicoanalisi della coppia e sviluppi contemporanei in "INTERAZIONI" 2/2016, pp 15-20, DOI: 10.3280/INT2016-002002