§16§§"This brilliant and beautifully written book invokes a radical reorientation of the treatment of psychosis" Juliet Flower MacCannell, Author of Figuring Lacan and The Hysteric's Guide to the Future Female Subject.§§ §§"Bret Fimiani's book offers an illuminating presentation of the Lacanian approach to psychosis thanks to his clear style which presents Lacanian concepts with a wonderful accuracy, illustrated by examples from his psychoanalytic practice. The dynamic of his investigation challenges the fear of psychosis with testimonies of lived experiences, the Hearing Voices Network, and analysts who claim the unclaimed intelligence at work in psychosis."§§ Francoise Davoine, co-author of History Beyond Trauma§§ §This book advances a theory of transference-in-psychosis with the aim of provoking a change in the way the experience of psychosis is understood and thus, clinically treated. It examines the function of 'ethics' in the 'installation' of tr §16§ansference in the treatment of psychosis and contends that the aim of the psychoanalytic experience is the creation of a new ethic for the analysand and for the treatment. Beginning from the premise that the body of the psychotic is a site of social contestation, the author draws upon the work of Freud, Lacan, Deleuze 〓16§al approaches. In doing so it provides a valuable new framework for practitioners and scholars working in clinical psychology, psychoanalysis, philosophy, critical theory, psychiatry and social work.§ §04§1. Introduction: The Psychotic as Guide.- 2. The Body of the Psychotic.- 3. The Impasse of Transference in Psychosis.- 4. Dream-Work Versus Delusion.- 5. The Utility of Gilles Deleuze's Critique of Psychoanalysis.- 6. Toward a New Ethic.- 7. The Fear of Psychosis: Part I.- 8. The Fear of Psychosis: Part II.- 9. Bridging the Gap Between Psychotic and Non-Psychotic Experience. §§ §13§§"Psychosis and Extreme States, a worthy addition to the Palgrave Lacan Series. ... Fimiani's book draws heavily on their practical efforts." (Rolf Flor, Psychoanalysis, Culture 〓 §"Bret Fimiani's (2021) Psychosis and Extreme States: An Ethic for Treatment, the product of decades of research and clinical experience in the psychoanalytic treatment of the psychoses, is published at a particularly kairotic[1] moment, addressing itself more broadly to the contemporary crisis of psychoanalysis. ... Fimiani has produced a rich, heterodox account of psychosis and a psychoanalytic approach to working with psychotic subjects. ... The structure and style of Fimiani's book deserve closer attention." (Matthew Oyer, European Journal of Psychoanalysis, Vol. 10 (1), June, 2023)§
