Schopenhauer's Porcupines

In this book, Deborah Luepnitz applies post-Freudian theory to hard-won battles of intimacy with patients cycling between entaglement and estrangement.  As a clinical faculty member of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Luepnitz  weaves the contributions of Lacan, Winnicott, and Klein through the stories of five couples who have been touched by her therapy.  The author provides not only the satisfying read of a beautifully written book, but also an educational journey through the application of psychoanalytic technique during the day-to-day practice of therapy.