Difficulty in ‘casting off’: Observations on the task of separation

SUMMARY

This paper concerns a baby who seems stuck and a mother who cannot allow her baby to separate, nor tolerate her own separation anxiety. It goes on to discuss briefly an adult patient who has problems with separation, as an illustration of how a mother-baby observation can inform work with adult patients.

A version of this paper was presented at the English Speaking Conference of the British Psycho-Analytical Society in October 1996.

A version of this paper was presented at the English Speaking Conference of the British Psycho-Analytical Society in October 1996.

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A version of this paper was presented at the English Speaking Conference of the British Psycho-Analytical Society in October 1996.