Spirit of Sanity

Neville Symington is a member of the British and Australian Psychoanalytical Societies. His books include 'Narcissism: A New Theory', 'The Making of a Psychotherapist', 'A Pattern of Madness' and 'Becoming a Person Through Psychoanalysis' (all published by Karnac Books); 'The Analytic Experience', and 'The Clinical Thinking of Wilfred Bion' (written with Joan Symington). He has a private psychoanalytic practice in New South Wales, Australia.

• Preface -- Introductory remarks -- An ontology for sanity -- Freedom and survival -- A pattern of madness -- Emotional action and strengthening of the ego -- God and the worm -- Trauma and attachment -- How our technique is affected by this outlook -- The spirit of sanity: discussion of central issues -- Closing remarks -- The true god and the false god -- An exegesis of conscience in the works of Freud -- Envy: a psychological analysis -- "I feel a fraud"

'Each one of Neville Symington's books is full of original thought which is enourmously stimulating and challenging, and full of courage to face issues which most of us don't.'- Isca Wittenberg