Salman Akhtar: 22 books
Immigration and Acculturation
Mourning, Adaptation, and the Next Generation
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2010
Moving from one country to another causes a radical alteration of one's cultural and geophysical surround. Separation from friends and family, loss of valued possessions, and encountering new ways of living result in mental pain and disorienting anxieties. In Immigration and Acculturation, Salman...
Mind, Culture, and Global Unrest
Psychoanalytic Reflections
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2018
In this compact and pithy book, the distinguished and prolific psychoanalyst Salman Akhtar steps out of his consulting room to address certain matters of urgent global concern. These include migration across national borders, the current refugee crisis, ethno-racial prejudice, subjective distress...
The African American Experience
Psychoanalytic Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2012
The African American Experience: Psychoanalytic Perspectives edited by Salman Akhtar brings together the contributions of distinguished mental health professionals and scholars of humanities to offer a multifaceted perspective on the transgenerational trauma of slavery, the hardship of single parent...
by Salman Akhtar
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2012
Practising psychiatry, psychotherapy, and psychoanalysis for over forty years and being an avid reader of books pertaining to the human mind convinced Salman Akhtar that most good books in this realm are difficult to read for lay-persons. Matters are made worse by the fact that books that are readable...
Lying, Cheating, and Carrying On
Developmental, Clinical, and Sociocultural Aspects of Dishonesty and Deceit
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2009
What constitutes a lie? What are the different types of lies? Why do people lie? Is dishonesty ubiquitous in human experience? And what should be done with individuals who seek pschotherapeutic help and yet can not reveal important aspects of their lives and even fabricate histories, associations,...
Psychoanalytic Listening
Methods, Limits, and Innovations
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
'Joseph Breuer's celebrated patient, Anna O., designated psychoanalysis to be a "talking cure". She was correct insofar as psychoanalysis does place verbal exchange at the center stage. However, the focus upon the patient's and therapist's speaking activities diverted attention from how...
by Salman Akhtar
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
This book provides easy to read, concise, and clinically useful explanations of over 1800 terms and concepts from the field of psychoanalysis. A history of each term is included in its definition and so is the name of its originator. The attempt is made to demonstrate how the meanings of the term...
The Future of Prejudice
Psychoanalysis and the Prevention of Prejudice
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2007
Established psychoanalytic/psychodynamic researchers and theorists bring the exploration of prejudice to a new level by examining how psychoanalysis might elucidate strategies that will eliminate prejudice.
Objects of Our Desire
Exploring Our Intimate Connections with the Things Around Us
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
What makes something sexy? Why are some things regarded as sacred and others profane? Why do mourners face such difficulty in parting with their beloved’s possessions? Why do we often feel distraught when we lose something, even when the object has little real value?
We spend our lives in...
Broken Structures
Severe Personality Disorders and Their Treatment
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2000
This book integrates psychiatry and psychoanalysis to present deeper and sounder clinical profiles of the personality disorders than have been hitherto available.
Unusual Interventions
Alterations of the Frame, Method, and Relationship in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2018
Radical departures from the set and familiar rules of technique often become necessary in the course of psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. These can include conducting a session outside the office, giving advice, not charging fees, talking about oneself, giving a gift to the patient, and so on. Such...
Sources of Suffering
Fear, Greed, Guilt, Deception, Betrayal, and Revenge
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
This book seeks to underscore the multifaceted ways in which we encounter suffering in clinical and social settings. The fear, greed, and guilt cause an individual to suffer privately, while the deception, betrayal, and revenge lead others to suffer.
The Geography of Meanings
Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Place, Space, Land, and Dislocation
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2018
This book is a collection of "stories", and just as the Stories of the Dreaming act as a container of experiences for the indigenous people, it attempts to be a container for experiences that had not had enough exposure in psychoanalytic literature.
The Colors of Childhood
Separation-Individuation across Cultural, Racial, and Ethnic Diversity
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 1998
How does culture affect child-rearing practices? How do factors such as poverty, ethnic difference, racial minority status, and having immigrant parents alter the experience of a growing child? Are there culturally distinct sub-groups within the African-American population? How ubiquitous are psychoanalytically...
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