Books

A Balint Bibliography

(books published in English about Balint work in general practice)

  • Balint, M. ( 1957) The doctor, his patient and the illness. London. Pitman Medical. 2nd edition (1964, reprinted 1986) Edinburgh. Churchill Livingstone.
  • Balint, M., and Balint, E. (1961) Psychotherapeutic techniques in medicine. London. Tavistock publications.
  • Balint, M., Balint, E., Gosling, R. And Hildebrand, P. (1966) A study of doctors. London. Tavistock publications.
  • Balint, M., Joyce, D., Marinker, M. And Woodcock, J. ( 1970) Treatment or diagnosis: a study of repeat prescriptions in general practice. London. Tavistock publications.
  • Balint, E. And Norell, J., ( 1983) Eds. Six minutes for the patient: interaction in general practice consultations. London.Tavistock publications.
  • Balint, E., Courtenay, M., Elder, A., Hull, S. and Julian, P. (1993) The doctor, the patient and the group: Balint revisited. London and New York. Routledge.
  • Balint, E. Ed. Mitchell, J. And Parsons, M. (1993) Before I was I: psychoanalysis and the imagination. London and New York. Guildford press.
  • Clyne, M. (1966) Night calls: a study in general practice. London. Tavistock publications.
  • Clyne, M. (1966) Absent: school refusal as an expression of distorted family relationships. London. Tavistock publications.
  • Courtenay, M. (1968) Sexual discord in marriage. London. Tavistock publications.
  • Greco, R. with Pittenger, R. One man’s practice: effects of developing insight on doctor-patient transactions.
  • Elder, A. And Samuel, O. (1987) Eds. While I’m here, doctor: a study of the doctor/patient relationship. London. Tavistock publications.
  • Hopkins, P. (1972) Ed. Patient-centred medicine (Proceedings of the first International Balint Congress) London. Regional doctor publcations.
  • Hopkins, P. (1979) Ed. The human face of medicine Proceedings of the third International Balint Congress) Tunbridge Wells. Pitman medical.
  • Lask, A.(1966) Asthma: attitude and milieu. London. Tavistock publications.
  • Salinsky, J.( 1999) Ed. Proceedings of the 11th International Balint Congress. Southport. Limited Edition Press.
  • Stewart, H. (1996) Michael Balint: object relations, pure and applied.London. Routledge.
  • Tunnadine, D. And Green, R. (1978) Unwanted pregnancy – accident or illness? Oxford. OUP.
  • Salinsky, J and Sackin, P., (2000) What are you feeling , doctor? Identifying and avoiding defensive patterns in the consultation. Radcliffe Medical Press Ltd, Oxford.
  • Salinsky, J (2003) Chapter on ‘Balint groups’ in Supervision and support in general practice’ Eds J Burton and J Launer. Radcliffe Medical Press Ltd., Oxford.

A handful of recommended papers about balint groups

  • Balint-Edmunds, Enid (1981) The doctor – patient relationship in the 1980s. Journal of the Balint Society, 9, 12-19.
  • Courtenay, MJF. (1984) The place of Balint-work in medicine: looking back – looking forward. Journal of the Balint Society, 12, 8-11.
  • Gill, CH. (1985) Tensions in general practice. Journal of the Balint Society, 13, 10-16.
  • Jones, E. and Salinsky, J., (1993) Assessing the effect of a Balint weekend. Postgraduate Education for General Practice, 4, 111-116.
  • Main, T. (1978) Some medical defences against involvement with patients. Journal of the Balint Society, 6, 3-11.
  • Samuel, O. (1989) How doctors learn in Balint groups. Family Practice, 6, 108-113.
  • Scheingold, L (1988) Balint work in England: lessons for American family medicine. Journal of Family Practice, 26, 3, 315-20.
  • Proceedings of the 11th International Balint Congress (1999) Various authors, ed. Salinsky, J.: Limited Edition Press, Southport. Avaliable from the secretary, The Balint Society (UK)