Lacan on Psychosis
From Theory to Praxis
- 194 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
This is the first book of its kind that attempts to distill Lacan's views on psychosis for both a specialized and non-specialized audience. An attempt is made to present Lacan's unorganized theories to apply to conceptual paradigms in psychoanalysis and the humanities as well as applied clinical practice. This effort is in the spirit of fostering dialogue and educating different theoretical orientations within psychoanalysis on what Lacan and his followers have contributed to emerging contemporary perspectives on psychotic phenomena in both normative and pathological populations.
Within Lacanian circles there is debate over what constitutes psychosis, including defining the ordinary from pathological variants that have historically defined the phenomena as a mental illness. Here psychosis is not defined by hegemonic authoritarian psychiatry, but rather as a conceptual framework or philosophical perspective supported by descriptive narrative and symptomatic phenomenology that challenges preconceived notions of what we typically consider psychosis to entail.
In this book a variety of perspectives are presented by internationally respected scholars and clinicians who examine what Lacan had to say about psychosis, from his nuanced theories represented in select texts, including omissions, extrapolations, and new applications, as well as how clinical methodology and technique have been adapted and advanced by practitioners treating psychotic individuals.
Lacan on Psychosis will be of interest to academics, scholars, researchers, and practitioners in the fields of psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, philosophy, cultural theory, the humanities, and the behavioral sciences.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Notes on contributors
- Introduction: beyond nous
- 1 Lacan on paranoiac knowledge
- 2 The psychosis of freedom: law in modernity
- 3 On ordinary psychosis
- 4 Through symptom into meaning: the ethic of speech in working with the psychotic subject
- 5 Villemoes’ ego-structuring therapy: a Lacanian treatment method for schizophrenia
- 6 Problems of femininity in the psychoanalytical treatment of psychotic women
- 7 A Lacanian view of the resolution of an impasse
- Index
- Back Cover