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.

'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

• 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"

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.

'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

• 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"

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.

'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

• 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"