Diary of a Fallen Psychoanalyst

The Work Books of Masud Khan 1967-1972

Diary of a Fallen Psychoanalyst
Linda Hopkins, Steven Kuchuck, Brett Kahr
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1 Nov 2022 UK
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9781913494650
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"Psychoanalysts have long been aware of the fact that extraordinary intelligence and alarming corruption can co-exist in the same individual. However, the case of Masud Khan is truly extraordinary. He combined erudition and charm with thoroughgoing contempt. The psychoanalytic profession owes a deep debt of gratitude to Steven Kuchuck and Linda Hopkins, who systematically collected Khan' s papers so that we can study them for ourselves. " Glen O. Gabbard, MD, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine"These beautifully edited Work Books offer a rare glimpse into the mind of a complicated psychoanalyst. We have much to learn from Khan about how to be a human being and, moreover, how not to be. " Professor Estela V. Welldon, Emeritus Consultant Psychiatrist in Psychotherapy, Tavistock and Portman NHS TrustMasud Khan (1924-1989), was an eminent and, ultimately, scandalous British psychoanalyst who trained and practised in London during an important period in the development of psychoanalysis. From August 1967 to March 1980, he wrote his 39 volume Work Books, a diary containing observations and reflections on his own life, the world of psychoanalysis, his evolving theoretical formulations, Western culture, and the turbulent social and political developments of the time. In this first volume, readers will find fascinating entries on Khan' s colleague and mentor Donald Winnicott and other well-known analysts of the period, including Anna Freud. Also featuring in these pages are leaders in the world of culture and the arts such as Julie Andrews, the Redgraves and Henri Cartier-Bresson.
"What a privilege to have access to Masud Khan' s work books. They are raw, insightful, sharply charged perceptions of life in progress filled with social commentary, psychoanalytic vision, irony and horror. His criticism of colleagues, society and world pull no punches, yet a profound sense of Beauty and appreciation of the best in us come through. He has a special gift for ' nooks and crannies' of experience as well as pulsating depths. Thanks to Linda Hopkins and Steven Kuchuck for the treasure they helped mediate. " -- Michael Eigen, PhD. , author of The Challenge of Being Human, The Sensitive Self and The Psychoanalytic Mystic"Jacques Lacan said famously that the psychoanalyst must be ' a man of letters. ' Masud Khan was as literate as any analyst of his time, and readers interested in the history of psychoanalysis will find a treasure trove here. Following a fascinating introduction by the editors, the Work Books reveal Khan at his vituperative best, with flashes of prescience and wit. They remind us, too, of things we might like to forget about our impossible profession. " -- Deborah Anna Luepnitz, Ph. D. , Institute for Relational Psychoanalysis of Philadelphia"Khan' s workbooks are fascinating. They are strangely akin to a stream of consciousness in which the writer argues with his longings, hubris, disappointments, hurts, exuberances while engaging with the key figures in psychoanalysis. This crucial period in the field expands its understandings of the private self - of which Khan was a prime theorist - and of the quality of relatedness. We are introduced to his wide philosophical readings, his knowledge of art and his struggles with friends, with his wife and with psychoanalytic colleagues. Compelling. " -- Susie Orbach, psychoanalyst and writer including -- The Impossibility of Sex and Bodies"Linda Hopkins and Steven Kuchuck' s indefatigable commitment and careful scholarship introduce us to Khan' s long-awaited workbooks. Their meticulous scholarship clarifies Khan' s sometimes confusing allusions while also protecting the integrity of the document. This volume gives us a fascinating window into - among many things - Winnicott' s own thinking and personhood; Khan' s complex and often contradictory psychology; British psychoanalytic politics; Khan' s personal relationships with many prominent psychoanalysts. . . along with a window into the development of Khan' s thinking. A delicious, provocative, sometimes disturbing, and utterly satisfying volume. " -- Joyce Slochower, Ph. D. , ABPP
Linda Hopkins, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst. She works in private practice in Washington DC and is member teaching faculty at IIPT and IPI (International Psychotherapy Institute). She is author of False Self: The Life of Masud Khan (Other Press, 2006 and Karnac, 2008). Dr. Steven Kuchuck, DSW, is a faculty member of NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, NIP. He lectures on the clinical impact of the therapist' s subjectivity and his most recent book is The Relational Revolution in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy (Confer Books, 2020). He is also the Former Editor-in-Chief of Psychoanalytic Perspectives and Past President of IARPP. -Professor Brett Kahr is Senior Fellow at the Tavistock Institute of Medical Psychology in London and Visiting Professor of Psychoanalysis and Mental Health at Regent' s University London. He is also Honorary Director of Research at Freud Museum London and Chair of the Scholars Committee of the British Psychoanalytic Council.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781913494650
Published: 1 Nov 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Karnac Books
Publisher: Confer
Format: Paperback
Height: 234mm
Width: 156mm
Pages: 384

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