| Rivista | La Rivista di Psicoanalisi |
| Fascicolo | The Italian Psychoanalytic Annual 2025/19 |
| Titolo | What happened to countertransference in Bion’s thought? An investigation into his writings and some hypotheses |
| Autori | Michele Bezoari, Vanna Berlincioni, Maurizio Collovà, Fulvio Mazzacane, Fabrizio Pavone, Luca Trabucco |
| Editore | Raffaello Cortina Editore |
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| Lingua | inglese |
| Online da | 10-2026 |
Working in a conceptual research group on countertransference, the authors realized that it is not easy to define Bion’s position in this regard. They then carried out a systematic investigation into his writings, highlighting how Bion’s way of dealing with countertransference has changed over time. Starting from a broad conception, which valorizes it as a useful tool for the analyst to understand the patient’s unconscious, Bion ended up adopting a narrow conception which, in line with Freud’s original one, sees countertransference as an obstacle due to unconscious problems of the analyst not resolved in his personal analysis. Finally, the authors propose some reflections on the possible meanings of this turning point in the context of Bion’s thought.
KEY WORDS: Bion, conceptual research, countertransference, resistance.
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