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    Couple and Family Psychoanalysis: Volume 16 Number 1 / Full Issue

    £15.99 – £21.99Price range: £15.99 through £21.99

    Couple and Family Psychoanalysis is an international journal sponsored by The Tavistock Institute of Medical Psychology, which aims to promote the theory and practice of working with couple and family relationships from a psychoanalytic perspective.

    CONTENTS

    EDITORIAL by Kate Thompson and Damian McCann

    ARTICLES

    – Solo motherhood: Desire, Loss, and the stories we inherit 
    by Martha Doniach

    – Towards parenthood or childfree by choice?
    by Jill Savege Scharff

    – Mourning the imagined, meeting the living: Parents and transgender children
    by Wayne Bodkin

    – Looking for Merope: Some ways in which experiences of second mothers impact on couple relations
    by Ann Hardy

    – Dependence, interdependence, and alienation between parent and child following loss
    by Corinne Masur

    – Couples as parents, as offspring, and as family members: Finding an appropriate focus for therapy in the family maze
    by Molly Ludlam

    – Compassion-focused therapy with an adoptive couple: An attachment and trauma-informed approach
    by Louis Sydney

    ARTS REVIEW

    – All of Us Strangers (2023) Directed by Andrew-Haigh
    Reviewed by Sanna Aavaluoma

    BOOK REVIEWS

    – On Marriage by Devorah Baum
    Reviewed by Molly Ludlam

    – Love Songs: Listening to Couples by Perrine Moran
    Reviewed by Krisztina Glausis

    – Couples as Parents: Explorations in Couple Therapy Edited by Kate Thompson and Damian McCann
    Reviewed by Victoria Walsh

    Editors-in-chief

    James Poulton, Lorna Robinson, and Kate Thompson

    Page Extent

    148

    Publication Date

    Spring 2026

    ISSN

    2044-4133

    e-ISSN

    2044-4141

    Full Issue

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    Description

    Couple and Family Psychoanalysis is an international journal sponsored by Tavistock Institute of Medical Psychology, which aims to promote the theory and practice of working with couple and family relationships from a psychoanalytic perspective. It seeks to provide a forum for disseminating current ideas and research and for developing clinical practice. The annual subscription provides two issues a year and includes complimentary online access from Ingenta Connect to current and past issues.

    Reasons to subscribe:
    – An established journal, listed by PEP, that brings together the interests of all professionals who work with couples and families and draw on a psychoanalytic perspective;
    – An international journal, bringing together contributions from around the world;
    – An innovative journal that critically reviews and discusses developments in practice, research, and literature, as well as providing lively and topical books and arts reviews;
    – A professional journal with authoritative articles from established and new authors. First-time authors are especially encouraged with advice on preparing papers for publication;
    – A welcoming journal offering a forum for those seeking a closer connection with others in their field.

    Editorial Board

    Editorial Board

    EDITORIAL BOARD
    Editors-in-chief
    James Poulton (USA)
    Lorna Robinson (and Book Reviews Editor, UK)
    Kate Thompson (UK)

    Gael Beckett (South Africa)
    Wayne Bodkin (France)
    Joanne Brown (UK)
    Martha Doniach (UK)
    Julie Friend (USA)
    Brett Kahr (UK)
    Ortal Kirson-Trilling (USA)
    Damian McCann (UK)
    Perrine Moran, (Arts Reviews Editor, UK)
    Susana Muszkat (Brazil)
    Elizabeth Palacios Garcia (Spain)
    Caroline Sehon (USA)
    Lea Setton (Panama)
    Anastasia Tsamparli (Greece)
    Monica Vorchheimer (Argentina)
    Janine Wanlass (USA)

    INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD
    Susanna Abse (UK)
    Anne Anttonen (Finland)
    Carl Bagnini (USA)
    Jenny Berg (Australia)
    Barbara Bianchini (Italy)
    Bernd Boettger (Germany)
    Sally Box (UK)
    Christopher Clulow (UK)
    Diana Diamond (USA)
    Peter Fullerton (Australia)
    Kathleen Hanley (South Africa)
    David Hewison (UK)
    Anne Husser (France)
    Julia Jastrze̝bska (Poland)
    Nestor Kapusta (Austria)
    Timothy Keogh (Australia)
    Tao Lin (China)
    Joyce Lowenstein (USA)
    Hanni Mann-Shalvi (Israel)
    Julia Meyerowitz-Katz (Australia)
    Fabio Monguzzi (Italy)
    Mary Morgan (UK)
    Shelley Nathans (USA)
    Anna Nicolo (Italy)
    Tatiana Onikova (Russia)
    Adrian Perkel (South Africa)
    Judith Pickering (Australia)
    Karen Proner (UK)
    Gullvi Sandin (Sweden)
    Jill Savege Scharff (USA)
    David Scharff (USA)
    Carla Trusty-Smith (USA)
    Yolanda de Varela (Panama)
    Giulio Cesare Zavattini (Italy)

    Aims and Scope

    Aims and Scope

    This international journal is sponsored by The Tavistock Institute of Medical Psychology.

    Couple and Family Psychoanalysis aims to promote the theory and practice of working with couple and family relationships from a psychoanalytic perspective. It seeks to provide a forum for disseminating current ideas and research and for developing clinical practice.

    We welcome contributions, whether full papers, shorter review articles or letters on subjects relevant to the Journal. Such subjects may include clinical case studies, theoretical perspectives, literature reviews, historical contributions, qualitative research, clinical training and supervisory practice, policy, and service developments.

    Instructions to Contributors

    Instructions to Contributors

    To view our Instructions to contributors, please visit the Couple and Family Psychoanalysis Subscription page and scroll down to the Instructions to Contributors tab there.

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