Rethinking Clinical Technique

Fred Busch, Ph.D., is a training and supervising analyst at the Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute, where he is currently chair of the Admissions Committee.

In a respectful manner Dr. Busch questions many assumptions about psychoanalytic technique while continuing to elaborate his thinking on the significance of a contemporary ego psychology for clinical work no matter what the analyst's perspective. The book, written in his typically lucid style with many clinical examples, makes Dr. Busch's thinking accessible even in the midst of complex issues. Ultimately, as Dr. Busch describes how he understands patients from multiple perspectives while relying on contemporary ego psychology to evaluate their readiness to hear and use that understanding, it serves as a bridge across many perspectives and deserves to be read by everyone interested in psychodynamic clinical work.