Main description:

Builds on success of Winnicott and Klein book; Bion and Winnicott both remain very influential figures in psychoanalysis; Few books compare and contrast the work of them both

Contents:

Introduction Part One: The British Psychoanalytical Society 1. Donald Winnicott and Kleinian Development 2. Wilfred Bion and Klein's Schizoid Mechanisms Summary Dialogue Part Two: Working with Children and Groups 3. Babies and their Families 4. Psychodynamics and the Psychosocial Summary Dialogue Part Three: The Principle Formulations 5. Holding 6. Transformations Summary Dialogue Part Four: Consolidation and New Beginnings 7. From Primary Maternal Preoccupation to the Use of an Object 8. Rethinking and Making an Impact Summary Dialogue Part Five: Clinical Approach 9. 'A Sample of the Original Failure' 10. Content and Process Summary Dialogue Glossary