{"product_id":"the-body-and-compulsion-from-infancy-to-young-adulthood-new-perspectives-on-addiction-self-harm-and-suicide-paperback","title":"The Body and Compulsion from Infancy to Young Adulthood: New Perspectives on Addiction, Self-Harm and Suicide - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristine Anzieu-Premmereur\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMary T. Brady\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eChristine Franckx\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Body and Compulsion from Infancy to Young Adulthood: New Perspectives on Addiction, Self-Harm and Suicide\u003c\/em\u003e examines the complex interplay between early childhood experiences and the development of compulsive behaviours across the lifespan, with a focus on how these compulsions present from infancy to young adulthood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA diverse group of international psychoanalysts from a range of theoretical perspectives and clinical experiences examine the severe bodily symptoms and syndromes often seen in young patients. They provide profound insight into the metapsychological foundations of repetition and destructiveness. Through compelling clinical vignettes and theoretical explorations, the contributors demonstrate how early trauma and neglect can disrupt the psyche, leading to damaging behavioural and emotional pathologies. Conditions such as eating disorders, depression, anxiety, violent behaviour, suicidality, and addiction are explored in detail, with the contributors highlighting the challenges they pose in the therapeutic setting and offering guidance on how to navigate sessions with those suffering from them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis essential volume provides invaluable insights for psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, and mental health professionals working with patients struggling with compulsive patterns, while also offering theoretical depth for scholars interested in early development, trauma, and the foundations of psychic structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristine Anzieu-Premmereur \u003c\/b\u003eis a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst based in New York City, USA. She is the series editor of the Routledge Child and Adolescent Psychoanalysis Book Series and the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eA Psychoanalytic Exploration of the Contemporary Search for Pleasure\u003c\/i\u003e (2023), \u003ci\u003eThe Infinite Infantile and the Psychoanalytic Task\u003c\/i\u003e (2022) and \u003ci\u003eA Psychoanalytic Exploration of the Body in Today's World\u003c\/i\u003e (2017).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary T. Brady \u003c\/b\u003eis an adult and child psychoanalyst in San Francisco. She is the author of \u003ci\u003ePsychoanalysis with Adolescents and Children: Learning to Surf \u003c\/i\u003e(2024) and the editor of \u003ci\u003eBraving the Erotic Field in the Treatment of Children and Adolescents \u003c\/i\u003e(2022), as well as author of \u003ci\u003eAnalytic Engagements with Adolescents \u003c\/i\u003e(2018) and \u003ci\u003eThe Body in Adolescence \u003c\/i\u003e(2015).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristine Franckx \u003c\/b\u003eis a child psychiatrist and training (child) analyst in the Belgian Psychoanalytic Society. She is the EU co-chair of COCAP. She works in private practice in Antwerp with adults, children and infants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFernando M. Gómez\u003c\/strong\u003e is a pediatrician, psychiatrist, and child and adolescent psychoanalyst of the Asociación Psicoanalítica Argentina (APA), FEPAL, and IPA. He is the Latin America Co-Chair of COCAP and works in private practice in Buenos Aires with adults, children, and infants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 16, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67699477512294,"sku":"9781041088783","price":91.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/RHjfZOhH_39781041088783.webp?v=1791924708","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-body-and-compulsion-from-infancy-to-young-adulthood-new-perspectives-on-addiction-self-harm-and-suicide-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}