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The American Journal of Psychoanalysis, 2016, 76, (418–419) 2016 Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis 0002-9548/16 www.palgrave.com/journals Book Reviews Reading Michael Balint: A Pragmatic Clinician, by Helene Oppenheim–Gluckman, Routledge, New York, 2015, 102pp. The rehabilitation of Sandor Ferenczi’s thought and reputation is arguably one of the most important developments in contemporary psychoanalysis. He is literally the forefather of both British Object Relations Theory and the American Interpersonal perspective in his role as analyst to both Melanie Klein and Clara Thompson. It is therefore timely that Dr. Oppenheim–Gluckman has summarized the work and career of one of Ferenczi’s most influential students, Michael Balint for a contemporary readership. In her subtitle she refers to Balint as a pragmatic clinician. Balint was primarily concerned with the clinical application of psychoanalytic understanding. He was critical of sectarianism and authoritarianism in psychoanal- ysis. As a deep expression of his ecumenicism this Hungarian Jew converted to Unitarianism. This remarkable book manages to present a great deal of information very succinctly but with no loss of depth. Her opening chapter presents Freud and Ferenczi’s impact on Balint. This complex history is presented with great clarity, candor, and no particular political bias. Balint broke definitively with drive
The American Journal of Psychoanalysis – Springer Journals
Published: Oct 20, 2016
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