On Freud's Observations On Transference-Love

<p>This is the third volume in the series Contemporary Freud: Turning Points and Critical Issues published for the International Psychoanalytical Association. Each volume presents a classic essay by Freud with commentaries by prominent psychoanalytic teachers and analysts from different theoretical backgrounds and geographical locations.<em>Observations on Transference-Love</em> may have been inspired say the contributors by the unfortunate emotional involvements of two of Freud's colleagues with female patients. In his paper Freud speaks of the inevitability of transference-love in every well-conducted analysis its important therapeutic functions and its potential hazards. Transference love is discussed in the larger context of transference in general. The essays illuminate a persistent problem in all modalities of psychotherapy: unfortunate often tragic enactments of erotic transference and countertransference. This volume also includes the original essay by Freud.</p>