The Psychoanalytic Clinical Research Book Series

Psychoanalytic clinical research, although part of the original psychoanalytic ‘project’, became less of a central focus for clinicians through the 20th Century, enduring much criticism and lack of clarity in relation to methodologies and findings. Since the 1980’s other therapeutic modalities such as CBT have made clinical research their central tenant, whilst psychoanalytic, psychodynamic and analytical psychology therapeutic modes of working have re-visited philosophical, scientific, hermeneutic and methodological thinking on clinical research. Very important clinical research has been taking place on working with child, adolescent, and adult patients whilst clinical research methodologies have been in development. Clinical trainings now include research components or are research doctorates whilst post qualifying Professional Doctorate programmes also provide space for practicing clinicians to do important clinical research in the field. ‘The Psychoanalytic Clinic Research Book series’ is a ‘home’ for all aspect of this developing clinical research. It includes books which are monographs of individual clinical research projects including detailed descriptions of methodologies used, clear examples of findings, discussion of their application and their research contributions in the field. It also includes collective books on methodological and research topic areas of enquiry in the clinic, many unresearched until now: invaluable resources for all clinicians and clinical trainees, forwarding psychoanalytic, psychodynamic and analytical psychology thinking and practice. ‘The Psychoanalytic Clinical Research Book series’ will be edited by Deborah L. S. Wright and, for some books, Deborah will have ‘Guest Co-series Editors’ who are specialists in the field of that book, whether that be in relation to the clinical research methodology employed or it’s subject area.

About the series editor: 

Deborah L. S. Wright, D. Psychodyn. Psych. BPC, MBACP, FPC, FHEA, is a psychotherapist and a lecturer in the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies, University of Essex, Programme Director of the psychoanalytic clinical research Professional Doctorate Programmes (Doctorate in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Doctorate in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Doctorate in Analytical Psychology, Doctorate in Psychodynamic Counselling), Director of the ‘Psychoanalytic Clinical Research group’, and teaches on the clinical training. She is on the Editorial Board, for ‘New Associations’ (BPC) also writing articles. She is a trained artist, and her art-work and academic research relate to humans’ relationships with their environment, homes, rooms, places, and psychoanalytic spaces. Deborah’s artwork features in her books and book chapters/ publications as well as many book covers. Deborah is creating the book cover artwork for some of the book titles in this book series, including the first book in the series ‘The Adult Only-Child: Sibling Phantasy and the Search for Belonging’ Jane Langley. Deborah is author of (2022) ‘The Physical and Virtual Space of the Consulting Room: Room-object Spaces’ and her forthcoming 2027 book is entitled, ‘Psychoanalytic Spaces and the Anatomy of Home’. In addition, she has a chapter, ‘Observing Dialogue: Interdisciplinarity in Theory and Practice’ in the forthcoming 2027 book, ‘History and Psychoanalysis: Inter-Disciplinary Dialogues’ Eds: Karl Figlio, Anthony Kauders, which feature her illustrations as well as book cover artwork.