Product Description

In this original and ground-breaking book, Morris Nitsun argues that desire and sexuality are key components of human experience that have been marginalised in the group therapy literature

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #250419 in Books
• Published on: 2006-05-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

Review

This is one of those rare books that will change the way we all practice. The Group as an Object of Desire will join Nitsun’s previous book, The Anti-Group, as another classic in the field.

Jerome S. Gans, M. D., Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

From the Back Cover

Why do people find it so difficult to talk openly about sex?

In this original and ground-breaking book, Morris Nitsun argues that desire and sexuality are key components of human experience that have been marginalized in the group psychotherapy literature.

Drawing on theory from psychoanalysis, developmental psychology and sociology, while keeping the group firmly in focus, he creates a picture of the potential in group therapy for the most intimate narrative. Highlighting current concerns about sexual identity, boundary transgression and what constitutes effective psychotherapy, detailed clinical illustrations cover areas such as:

• The erotic connection
• The dissociation of desire
• The group as witness
• Erotic transference and counter-transference

Psychotherapists and all those interested in sexual development and diversity will value the challenging approach to sexuality this book offers.

About the Author

Morris Nitsun is a consultant clinical psychologist in Camden & Islington Mental Health Trust.  He is also a training analyst at the Institute of Group Analysis and works privately at the Group Analytic Practice.  He is author of The Anti-Group: Destructive forces in the group and their creative potential