Lacanian Reading of Anorexia

<p>This book presents a Lacanian perspective on the understanding and treatment of anorexia supported by case material research and theoretical insight from the author’s 25 years of clinical practice. </p><p>Domenico Cosenza explains how anorexia constitutes a challenge for contemporary psychoanalytic clinicians assesses previous theoretical understandings and examines clinical contributions from other schools of psychoanalysis. Cosenza argues that anorexia cannot be treated by following a classical psychoanalytic path and here draws on numerous clinical cases to articulate a Lacanian approach which addresses core concerns not resolved elsewhere. Elaborating on Lacanian concepts including refusal and the object nothing Cosenza offers a new approach for all psychoanalytically-informed clinicians working with anorexia. </p><p>A Lacanian Reading of Anorexia will be of great interest to psychoanalysts psychiatrists clinical psychologists and psychotherapists interested in Lacanian perspectives and the dynamic-analytical approach in the treatment of anorexia.</p>