Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Couples, Families, and Social Change

Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Couples, Families, and Social Change explores the complex interplay between individual psychodynamics, couple and family relationships, and societal changes from a psychotherapeutic perspective.

Comprised of contemporary clinical research, this book examines how external and internal factors shape the family and couple dynamic and provides insight into therapeutic approaches. The chapters examine a variety of contemporary challenges, symptoms and difficulties that couples and families are faced with, including severe forms of social withdrawal, shifts in young adults’ romantic relationships, infertility and assisted reproduction, the onset of degenerative disorders, mourning and transgenerational trauma. Each chapter contributes to a richer understanding of how couple and familial links are affected by internal psychodynamics, societal shifts, and external stressors.

Offering valuable frameworks for supporting couples and families through times of change, Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Couples, Families, and Social Change will be an essential resource for psychoanalytically informed mental health professionals.