"The material has clearly been distilled from a wealth of information and research to provide a work that is both rich, yet digestible - a tribute to the authors' impressive depth of knowledge, breadth of experience and flair for economy." - British Journal of Psychotherapy""

"This book presents an interesting, useful and detailed account of the changing aims that psychoanalysts have pursued in their work both in theory and practice." - International Journal of Psycho-Analysis

"I found the book well-written and thorough, and it could be read by anyone with an interest in this topic." -Self and Society, Vol. 25, No. 2, May 1997

"For the experienced practitioner I recommend this book as a valuable reference guide to the evolution of trends in psychoanalysis as well as offering a good working model for those who are interested in researching the commonalities of purpose between different schools of thought within psychoanalysis. The book stimulates the reader to think about the connections between one's daily clinical work and phenomena encountered and one's theoretical models. It encourages one to think about the connections between the discoveries one makes in one's clinical practice and the multitude of intermediate aims that appear during the course of an analysis and one's metapsychology." - Ricardo Steiner, Journal of the British Association of Psychotherapists

"The material has clearly been distilled from a wealth of information and research to provide a work that is both rich, yet digestible - a tribute to the authors' impressive depth of knowledge, breadth of experience and flair for economy." - British Journal of Psychotherapy

"This book presents an interesting, useful and detailed account of the changing aims that psychoanalysts have pursued in their work both in theory and practice." - International Journal of Psycho-Analysis

"I found the book well-written and thorough, and it could be read by anyone with an interest in this topic." - Self and Society, Vol. 25, No. 2, May 1997

"For the experienced practitioner I recommend this book as a valuable reference guide to the evolution of trends in psychoanalysis as well as offering a good working model for those who are interested in researching the commonalities of purpose between different schools of thought within psychoanalysis. The book stimulates the reader to think about the connections between one's daily clinical work and phenomena encountered and one's theoretical models. It encourages one to think about the connections between the discoveries one makes in one's clinical practice and the multitude of intermediate aims that appear during the course of an analysis and one's metapsychology."- Ricardo Steiner, Journal of the British Association of Psychotherapists

Joseph Sandler is Emeritus Professor of Psychoanalysis, University College, London,
Anna Ursula Dreher is a University Lecturer and a psychoanalyst in private practice, Frankfurt.