New Clinical Realms reflects both the depth of [Akhtar's] psychoanalytic knowledge and the expansiveness of his attention. In this instructive, and at times fascinating, collection of essays, Dr. Akhtar has most generously accomplished his task.

The Psychoanalytic Quarterly

This book guides us into new clinical realms by making evident things we often look at but do not see. The world is scholarly, theoretically rich, and clinically generous. Akhtar's compassionate intelligence provides us with an invaluable opportunity to refine, deepen, expand, and humanize our clinical observation, understanding, and practice.

Charles Hanly, Toronto

Akhtar takes us along on a fascinating expedition of new and unfamiliar clinical terrain. On this grand tour, we learn about man's problems with himself and others as well as his inner relationship to animals and inanimate objects. Akhtar's rare gift of blending scholarly thinking with poetry, and his original and creative way of explaining the complexities of the human mind, make reading this book a truly worthwhile experience.

Ilany Kogan, training analyst, Israel Psychoanalytic Society; author of The Struggle Against Mourning

With the intuition of a poet and with a scintillating writing style, Salman Akhtar guides us through ordinarily unexplored themes while we gain insights in a most delightful way. All through the text we can hear his poetic voice, which lets us share the joy with which his work has been written.

Moises Lemlij, Lima

In this book Salman Akhtar explores certain aspects of our relation to the world that are highly significant and yet are often ignored. He writes on the nature of mental pain and, like no other, on forgiveness as a necessary path to psychic growth. In helping to decipher the meanings of apparently unusual but nevertheless important clinical phenomena, his book will be extremely valuable to clinicians.

Sverre Varvin, Oslo

In this instructive, and...fascinating, collection of essays, Dr. Akhtar has most generously accomplished his task.

Robert Alan Glick M.D., The Psychoanalytic Quarterly