Truth: Developmental, Cultural, and Clinical Realms
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This edited collection gathers together erudite and considered contributions from Salman Akhtar Cobi Avshalom Brett Clarke Mali Mann Gila Ofer Thomas Ogden Louis Rothschild Batya Shoshani
Michael Shoshani Naama ShoshaniBreda Ann Smolen Donald Spence
Richard Waugaman Thomas Wolman and Vamik D VolkanFifteen distinguished authors bring together their vast experience as psychologists psychiatrists psychoanalysts social workers and psychotherapists to present a nuanced and indepth investigation into the concept of truth Divided into five parts the book begins with a thoughtful discussion from Brett Clarke on what truth means and its role in psychoanalysis It then moves into the realm of development looking at truth from the viewpoint of children adolescents and adults Stepping from development to culture the works of Shakespeare Heidegger and Freud are brought into the debate alongside the relationship of truth with individual and largegroup psychology Next come four chapters taking truth into the clinical realm grounding theory in practice The book is brought to completion by an epilogue from Louis Rothschild answering the vital question Truly what does all this meanA mustread book for practising clinicians and academics in the mental health and humanities fields that investigates the wide range of theories on truth how they have changed over the years and their practical applications