Perversion

Dr Fiona Ross is a Jungian analyst, a Professional Member of the Society of Analytical Psychology, and a Chartered Psychologist. She works in private practice in London and has many years teaching experience of analysis and psychotherapy. She is author of 'Understanding Perversion in Clinical Practice: Structure and Strategy in the Psyche' (Karnac 2003). Her MA dissertation examined 'The Internalized Victim- Perpetrator Relationship'. She continued her research into perversion with a doctoral thesis on Jungian contributions to the theory of perversion.

• Setting the scene -- Rationale for the structure of the book -- The length and breadth of the concept of perversion -- From perversion to perverse structure -- Relationship between the perverse structure and non-sexual perversion -- A Jungian perspective -- Formulation including a Jungian perspective -- Perversion: present and future

'In a welcome development of her book, Dr Ross here describes in detail the developments in her thoughtful understanding of 'perversion' as it can be understood in a contemporary Jungian analytic context.'- Hazel Robinson, Society of Analytical Psychology (SAP) Analyst and Editor of the SAP Monograph Series'The publication of this book is most welcome and it deserves to be hailed as a substantial contribution not only to this subject but also to the applicability of comparative psychoanalytic theorisation. The book addresses an important field that seems to have been clouded by cliches rather than conceptual clarity, and this is what the author introduces with incisive perception, competence and creativity. By releasing the term from its asphyxiating sexual connotation, the book develops an original framework within which to comprehend the wider phenomena of perversion. Using innovative methodology, it grounds the conceptual analysis onto real life biographies. Through a carefully crafted extension of the Jungian theories, the author succeeds in developing a new perspective to view afresh phenomena that, especially in our times, require sound understanding. Strongly recommended!'- Renos K. Papadopoulos, PhD, Professor of Analytical Psychology, University of Essex