Reading Winnicott

by Lesley Caldwell (Editor), Angela Joyce (Editor)

Reading Winnicott brings together a selection of papers by the psychoanalyst and paediatrician Donald Winnicott, providing an insight into his work and charting its impact on the well-being of mothers, babies, children and families. With individual introductions summarising the key features of each of Winnicott’s papers this book not only offers an overview of Winnicott’s work, but also links it with Freud and later theorists. Areas of discussion As such Reading Winnicott will be essential reading for all students wanting to learn more about Winnicott’s theories and their impact on psychoanalysis and the wider field of mental health.

Genres: Psychology

336 pages, Paperback

First published January 21, 2011

Reviews

[Sergio Gomes]

Some classic texts of Winnicott are restated in its entirety and original as published at the time, and comments of the editors of the texts.