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Abstract
In this discussion of Philip Ringstrom’s provocative paper (this issue), I attempt to elaborate on several concepts: the role of “something” and “nothing” in psychoanalytic treatment, the problematic nature of the search for truth, the dialectic of aliveness and deadness, and the inevitability of improvisation in the pursuit of aliveness in the crucible of treatment. I also enumerate several transference–countertransference vulnerabilities inherent in improvisation.
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Glen O. Gabbard
Glen O. Gabbard, M.D., is the former Joint Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Psychoanalysis. He is the author or editor of 28 books, including Narcissism and Its Discontents, Love and Hate in the Analytic Setting, and Textbook of Psychoanalysis. He was the recipient of the 2000 Sigourney Award for outstanding contributions to psychoanalysis.