Withymead

Paperbound; vi + 254 pp., including four black-and-white illustrations, a bibliography, and an index. From the cover: "Withymead, a Georgian house beside the River Exe, was the home of Gilbert and Irene Champernowne, who turned it, during the Second World War, into a unique sanctuary of healing for people in mental distress. A residential community made up of staff as well as patients, Withymead pioneered the use of art therapy and Jungian analysis in a family setting. It flourished until overtaken by hard times and inner dissensions in the 1960s. "This is an intimate and dramatic account of a remarkable achievement written by a psychiatrist who knew the community well and is able to present it in the context of its time." The author, Anthony Stevens, was first a patient at Withymead and an analysand of Irene Champernowne -- later, her colleague and friend. Champernowne herself was analyzed by C.G. Jung, Toni Wolff, and Godfrey 'Peter' Baynes. The author was an OFJ Speaker in 1986 and 1989. Contents: Acknowledgments I. Withymead and the Champernownes II. The historical and social context III. The human factor IV. The therapeutic community V. Man, woman and creativity VI. Therapy through the arts VII. Family matters VIII. A house divided Epilogue Bibliography Index