Dr Akhtar brings his encyclopaedic knowledge of psychoanalysis to present a deceptively simple guide to personality development across the full human life span. Three enjoyable and comprehensive essays cover infancy to adolescence, young adulthood to old age, and an explication of how such a deepene...

Dr Akhtar brings his encyclopaedic knowledge of psychoanalysis to present a deceptively simple guide to personality development across the full human life span. Three enjoyable and comprehensive essays cover infancy to adolescence, young adulthood to old age, and an explication of how such a deepened understanding can inform a clinician's approach.