Decoding group dynamics using depth psychology and mythic archetypes, the authors synthesise post-Jungian ideas about myth with modern theories of group psychology. By understanding the currents and hidden dynamics within group life, we not only gain on a personal level, but we can also affect the wider world for the better.

One of the most important representatives and promoters of Kleinian psychoanalysis, Herbert Rosenfeld was a pioneer in the psychoanalytic treatment of psychotic patients. Through his work with this cohort, he developed the theory of destructive narcissism and opened up a deeper understanding of psychosis and successful treatment of these disorders.

There are increasing numbers of young adults presenting with symptoms of gender distress. Marcus Evans suggests that this focus on gender funnels feelings of distress into a narrow domain of mental life, whereas the problems being faced relate to the perennial struggle to establish an identity and mind of one’s own, particularly in adolescence.

A search for answers on the subject of sadomasochism: its origins, forms and functions, nature, and societal status. An international group of distinguished psychiatrists, psychologists, and psychoanalysts investigate the riddle of sadomasochism from heuristic, ontogenetic, nosological, psychodynamic, sociocultural, and therapeutic perspectives.

Leaders Emerging From Collective Trauma: Journeys of Transgenerational Healing examines the impacts of current-day and ancestral collective traumas on leaders and executives to illuminate the human experience and dynamics related to leadership.