Laurentiis wishes to dialogue with all professionals engaged with the body and the psyche. Written in a clear, generous and non-specialist language, this book does not shy away from a rigorous treatment of clinical concepts and procedures. Grounded on numerous examples, you will find the author's fertile theoretical contributions to, and innovations in, thera-peutic practice. This book contains precious material for both psychoanalysts interested in psycho-somatics and matters of the body, and healthcare professionals, educators, artists and thinkers sensitive to a fundamental problem of contem-porary culture. Cassiano Sydow Quilici