The Clinical Case in Psychoanalysis by Luis Izcovich - 9781032939353

The Clinical Case in PsychoanalysisA Lacanian Perspective\nAuthor(s): Luis Izcovich\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032939353, 978-1032939353\nSynopsis\nThe Clinical Case in Psychoanalysis explores the question of what makes a case in psychoanalysis, more than a century after Freud invented analytic treatment.\n\nLuis Izcovich brings a Lacanian perspective to this important issue, asking under what conditions we can affirm that a case is a case of the psychoanalytic clinic. Izcovich examines the evolution of clinical vignettes in contemporary psychoanalysis, critically assessing how analysts present their own clinical experiences. Through rigorous analysis, he questions established psychoanalytic practices, demonstrating the profound clinical effects of analytic interpretation and the transformative impact of the psychoanalytic experience. Drawing extensively on Lacan's teachings, this book reveals why understan.