Bion and primitive mental states : trauma and the symbiotic link / Judy K. Eekhoff.

Trauma and Primal States of Mind -- No Words to Say it -- The Black Hole: Alarm Signal of Catastrophe -- Primitive Identification and Confusional Mental States -- Terrified by Suffering, Tormented by Pain -- Introjective Identification: The Analytic Work Of Evocation -- Breaking Up, Breaking Down, Breaking Through -- The Spark of Life -- Intuition and Transformation in O.

"This clinically focused book explores W.R. Bion's thinking on primitive and unrepresented mental states created by trauma and shows how therapists can work effectively with traumatized patients who are difficult to reach. Illustrated with detailed clinical vignettes, Bion and Primitive Mental States is important reading for psychoanalysts, psychologists, social workers, and educators who wish to understand difficult states of mind and body that have previously been considered untreatable"-- Provided by publisher.