title: On therapeutic action.
abstract: The author presents her views on therapeutic action in the light of an examination of key Freudian works. She also discusses the work of some psychoanalytic thinkers who followed Freud, such as Klein and Green. Lacan's thinking and his influence on French psychoanalysis are summarized. A detailed clinical vignette is presented to illustrate the author's use of the psychoanalytic method to ameliorate a patient's troubled mental functioning.
authors.affiliation: Paris Psychoanalytical Society, France. mariliaais@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Marilia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aisenstein
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009289:Narcissism; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D014473:Unconscious, Psychology