Papers previously published in the International journal of psychoanalysis.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Series preface / G. Gabbard and P. Williams -- Editor's preface / G. Junkers -- Foreword / H. Segal -- Death and the midlife crisis / E. Jaques -- On loneliness and the ageing process / N.A. Cohen -- Comments on Dr Norman A. Cohen's paper: "On loneliness and the ageing process" / W. Loch -- On ageing and psychopathology: discussion of Dr Norman A. Cohen's paper "On loneliness and the ageing process" / G.H. Pollock -- Fear of death: notes on the analysis of an old man / H. Segal -- The analysis of an elderly patient / N.E.C. Coltart -- The life cycle as indicated by the nature of transference in the psychoanalysis of the middle-aged and elderly / P.H.M. King -- The older analysand: countertransference issues in psychoanalysis / H.W. Wylie Jr. and M.L. Wylie -- The final stage of the dying process / T. Hägglund -- On the generational cycle: an address / E.H. Erikson.
Note
Print version record.
Summary
This book brings together a selection of classic psychoanalytical papers related to ageing, dying and death that have appeared in the renowned International Journal of Psychoanalysis (IJP). Two papers address the analysis of an elderly patient directly and bring the work and the challenges it brings vividly to life. Also explored are such issues as death and the midlife crisis, loneliness and the ageing process, ageing and psychopathology, fear of death, transference and countertransference issues, and the final stage of the dying process.