Lacanian Psychoanalysis: Revolutions in Subjectivity

Lacan's writings are notorious for their complexity and idiosyncratic style, but his impact upon the theory and practice of psychoanalysis cannot be underestimated. Lacanian Psychoanalysis looks at the current debates surrounding Lacanian practice and explores its place within historical, social and political contexts.The book argues that Lacan's elaboration of psychoanalytic theory is grounded in clinical practice and needs to be defined in relation to the four main traditions; psychiatry, psychology, psychotherapy and spirituality.As such topics of discussion include:the intersection between psychoanalysis and social change a new way through deadlocks of current Lacanian debate Freud's 'clinical structures' of neurosis, perversion and psychosisLacanian Psychoanalysis draws on Lacan's approach to shed light on issues relevant to current therapeutic practice and as such it will be of great interest to psychoanalysts, students and all psychotherapeutic practitioners.