Privacy

"Akhtar and Abbasi have brought together a number of illustrious contributors to elucidate a topic of vital importance. 'Privacy' is relevant not only to psychotherapists and their patients but to all of us in our daily lives despite varying cultural, developmental and clinical definitions. All human beings have a private part of themselves that should be respected. The editors and their contributors underline and broaden the meaning of our precious 'right' to physical and mental privacy. This discourse is urgently needed in this day and age in which the 'right to privacy' is under siege." Mary Kay O'Neil, PhD, Supervising and Training Psychoanalyst, Canadian Institute of Psychoanalysis, Toronto

"This fascinating book on privacy deserves, ironically, to become widely known. It brings attention to a vitally important but somewhat ignored topic which has been hiding in plain sight for too long. The delineation of the subjective realm we deem private turns out to have developmental roots, cultural variations, clinical applications, and political implications. This volume is essential reading , especially in this cyber era, where the right to privacy and the value of privacy is challenged on a daily basis." Ira Brenner, MD, Training and Supervising Analyst, Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia

"Akhtar and Abbasi have brought together a number of illustrious contributors to elucidate a topic of vital importance. 'Privacy' is relevant not only to psychotherapists and their patients but to all of us in our daily lives despite varying cultural, developmental and clinical definitions. All human beings have a private part of themselves that should be respected. The editors and their contributors underline and broaden the meaning of our precious 'right' to physical and mental privacy. This discourse is urgently needed in this day and age in which the 'right to privacy' is under siege." Mary Kay O'Neil, PhD, Supervising and Training Psychoanalyst, Canadian Institute of Psychoanalysis, Toronto

"This fascinating book on privacy deserves, ironically, to become widely known. It brings attention to a vitally important but somewhat ignored topic which has been hiding in plain sight for too long. The delineation of the subjective realm we deem private turns out to have developmental roots, cultural variations, clinical applications, and political implications. This volume is essential reading, especially in this cyber era, where the right to privacy and the value of privacy is challenged on a daily basis." Ira Brenner, MD, Training and Supervising Analyst, Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia