Boundaries and Boundary Violations in Psychoanalysis

Boundaries and Boundary Violations in Psychoanalysis is a state-of-the-art
overview of the problem of boundary violations in psychoanalysis and
psychotherapy. This new edition is a major overhaul of the seminal first
edition, published 20 years ago, and addresses topics with which every
psychoanalyst, therapist, resident, and training director should be conversant.
Penned by one of the foremost experts on psychoanalysis, the book is both broad
and thorough in scope, presenting models of prevention to help readers avoid
boundary problems in their practices and providing expert advice on
institutional responses to complaints and rumors. In addition, the impact of
boundary violations on patients is examined, a long-neglected and overdue
exploration that encourages increased institutional responsiveness to victims'
needs.

The book was designed to inform and forearm, with chapters and
features that psychoanalysts and therapists will find eminently useful: The
fear that the patient may commit suicide and how that fear may play a role in
the development of boundary violations warrants a separate chapter therapists
will find illuminating. Boundaries in cyberspace, a topic only recently
pertinent, is explored in depth in a chapter that provides guidance on how the
therapeutic frame has been broadened by the impact of texting, email, googling,
and social media. Detailed guidelines on how to handle complaints are included,
information that will prepare organizations to respond both strategically and
compassionately to these complex situations. Examples and cases are based on
those the author has encountered over 30 years of evaluating, treating, and
consulting and reflect the diversity of clinical practice, involving both male
and female violators as well as victims and their families. Boundary violations
do not always include a sexual relationship, and the types of boundary
violations discussed include nonsexual, supervisory, and post-termination.

Every chapter has been updated to include new data and current
understanding, addressing the most critically important topics in a rigorous,
yet humane manner. Boundaries and Boundary Violations in Psychoanalysis is the
most authoritative resource on the subject, and will help the reader manage
boundaries across a variety of therapeutic contexts.