The publication, presentation, and discussion of case studies are essential to the dialogue of psychoanalysis. However, presenting patient material to the public by either disguising the patient's identity or asking for the patient's consent presents a clinical dilemma. In a series of interviews, Judy Leopold Kantrowitz asks 141 analysts not only to describe their thoughts about disguising a patient versus asking a patient's consent to appear in a paper, but also their perceptions of the clinical ramifications of a patient reading the material, whether by accident or design. In firsthand accounts, analysts-as-patients and patients who are not themselves analysts relate the experience of reading about themselves, and reflect on the impact that reading had on their view of their analysts, themselves, and the analytic work. Praise: "[Dr. Kantrowitz] opens a window into aspects of the analytic relationship that do not easily fit into the usual analytic categories. It is a fresh, challenging, and sometimes troubling view. This is fascinating reading for everyone in the field." - Henry E. Smith, M.D., editor in chief, THE PSYCHOANALYTIC QUARTERLY "All the possible conflicts and their solutions, or the impossibility of resolution are described. . . . This important book is essential reading for anyone contemplating publication of patient material." - Arnold M. Cooper, M.D., Professor Emeritus, Cornell University Medical College; former editor, THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOANALYSIS
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