Dreams in Group Psychotherapy: Theory and Technique

Claudio Neri is Professor of `Theory and Technique of Group Dynamics' at the Faculty of Psychology, University of Rome. He is a member of the Italian Psychoanalytic Society, where he teaches, and the International Psychoanalytic Association. He is supervisor of the Group Psychology service at the Centre for Medical Hygiene at the USL `Roma B', part of Italy's National Health Service. The author of the book Group (also published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers), Dr Neri is also the editor of two professional journals. Malcolm Pines is a group analyst and psychoanalyst, and a founder member of the Institute of Group Analysis. Prior to his retirement, he was Consultant Psychiatrist at the Tavistock Clinic, London, and is a former President of the International Association of Group Psychotherapy. He is the author of many books, including Circular Reflections: Selected Papers on Group Analysis and Psychoanalysis, and co-editor with Irene Harwood of Self Experiences in Group, published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. Robi Friedman is head of Technion's student counselling centre at Carmel Institute for Groups, Haifa University. He teaches courses in individual psychoanalytic psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, team building, and dream seminars. Recent publications regarding dreams in group psychotherapy include articles in Group Analysis and Funzionegamma.