Slouching Towards Bethlehem

by Nina Coltart

Filled with clinical vignettes that bring her writings to life, the book cognently addresses such disparate topics as diagnosis, the superego, and silence, as well as the important of spirituality. The title essay, which opens the book, is justly famous–a close analysis of an apparently hopeless, elderly patient, Coltart's dramatic intervention, and the remarkable resluts of the case.

Genres: Psychoanalysis, Psychology

208 pages, Paperback

First published October 16, 1992

Reviews

[Beth]

This book has been on my TBR for so long - then … I just couldn’t get into it. I’ve heard amazing things about both the author and the book. Oh well, on to the next

[Adam DeVille, Ph.D.]

One of the most fascinating and thoroughly enjoyable books about the psychoanalytic process, written from a very unique, gracious, and charming perspective.