Introduction to Psychoanalysis

Anthony W. Bateman is a psychoanalyst whose work on applied applications led to the development of Mentalization Based Treatment for severe personality disorder. He is recognized internationally for his writing and research work and has published widely on mentalization, borderline personality disorder, and the application of psychotherapy in psychiatry.Jeremy Holmes is a retired psychiatrist and psychoanalytic psychotherapist. He has published 250+ papers and chapters and authored or co-authored 21 books in the fields of attachment theory and psychoanalysis. His most recent books are Attachment in Therapeutic Practice (SAGE 2017) and The Brain Has a Mind of its Own (Confer 2020).Elizabeth Allison is the Director of the Psychoanalysis Unit at University College London. She is a psychoanalyst and Member of the British Psychoanalytical Society. She is a member of the Editorial Board of Routledge's New Library of Psychoanalysis, an Associate Member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Psychoanalysis and is a co-Editor of the Developments in Psychoanalysis book series.