Journal Reviews

B ritten , S. (London). 'Children first.' Criminal Justice
J oseph , S. M. (San Francisco). 'Fetish, sign and symbol through the looking-glass: a Jungian critique of Jacques Lacan's Ecrits'. San Francisco Jung Institute Library Journal
L edermann , R. (Brighton). 'Narcissistic disorder: ajungian view of the etiology and treatment'. Brit.J. Psychotherapy
S amuels , A. (London). 'Countertransference, the mundus imaginalis, and a research project'. Jahrboek van de interdisciplinaire vereniging voor analytische psychologie
S amuels , A. (London). 'Oltre il principio femminile: un punto di vista post-junghiano' (Beyond the feminine principle: a post-Jungian point of view). L'Immaginale
S amuels , A. (London). 'Sesso, genere e psiche: un punto di vista postjunghiano' (Sex, gender and psyche: a post-Jungian point of view), in Presenza ed eredità culturale di C. G. Jung
S idoli , M. (London). 'The myth of Cain and Abel and its roots in infancy'. British Journal of Psychotherapy
S idoli , M. (London). 'Vergogna e ombra' (Shame and the shadow). Rivista di psicologia analitica
S iegelman , E llen Y. (Los Angeles). 'The Tower as Artifact and Symbol in Jung and Yeats'. Psychological Perspectives
S teinberg , W arren . 'Idealisation: A Clinical Discrimination. Quadrant     

Solutions to neurosis: A theology of self

For Karen Horney neurosis is a serious impediment to health and wholeness and has the power to place a person in bondage. Yet the situation is far from hopeless, for strivings and anxieties contain intrinsic value and can be directed positively to the purpose of human maturity. The theory lends itself to a strong theology of the self, and thus encourages the pastoral counselor who cooperates with the inherent strengths of the person in his or her drive toward health.     

The assessment of child abuse potential and the prevention of child abuse and neglect: A policy analysis

A frequently advocated strategy for increasing the efficiency of child abuse prevention programs is to deliver prevention services to "high-risk" populations. This article critically reviews procedures for the reliable and valid assessment of child abuse potential within an ecological perspective. Factors that limit the usefulness of child abuse risk assessment are discussed. These factors include the uncertain criteria of child abuse and neglect, the low base rate of the phenomenon, and the financial and social costs of such procedures. Finally, the prevention implications of the current and future state of the art in child abuse risk assessment are considered and preventive interventions that do not depend on individual case risk screening are advocated.