An Evidence-Based Critique of Contemporary Psychoanalysis - 9780367074258

Taylor & Francis

An Evidence-Based Critique of Contemporary PsychoanalysisResearch, Theory, and Clinical Practice\nAuthor(s): Joel Paris\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367074258, 978-0367074258\nSynopsis\nAn Evidence-Based Critique of Contemporary Psychoanalysis assesses the state of psychoanalysis in the 21st century. Joel Paris examines areas where analysis needs to develop a stronger scientific and clinical base, and to integrate its ideas with modern clinical psychology and psychiatry. \n\nWhile psychoanalysis has declined as an independent discipline, it continues to play a major role in clinical thought. Paris explores the extent to which analysis has gained support from recent empirical research. He argues that it could revive its influence by establishing a stronger relationship to science, whilst looking at the state of current research. For clinical applications, he suggests while convincing evidence is lacking to sup.