Out of Order: Clinical Work and Unconscious Process (Contemporary psychoanalysis) - Softcover

Freud's discovery of the unconscious a century ago, and his proposal of how to work with it, faces substantial critical review in the context of mental health care in the next millenium. This book reviews the clinical contribution of psychoanalysis to the treatment of mental disorder and suggests that the future of psychoanalytic work lies in researching the complexity of the unconscious process, particularly its "out-of-orderness" - that is, its intrusion in the set narratives that supposedly construct the "meaning" of life. The book introduces some fundamental issues posed by clinical work in psychoanalysis for all interested in the current and future treatment of mental disorders.